GUWAHATI: At least five people were killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a van on a National Highway in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, police said.
The accident took place between 2.30 a.m. and 3 a.m. near Chhikma village under the Gohad police station limits. The impact was so severe that the van was completely crushed, trapping several passengers inside.
According to police, the ill-fated van was travelling from Gwalior to Bhind, while the bus was coming from the opposite direction. Four people died on the spot, while a fifth succumbed to injuries after being taken to the hospital.