INDORE: At least four people were killed and over half a dozen critically injured when the car they were travelling in crashed into the rear of a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Monday.
According to initial information, the tragic accident occurred between 1.30 a.m. and 2 a.m. on the Indore-Nemawar Road.
The victims were returning to Indore after attending a wedding in the neighbouring Dewas district when their multi-utility vehicle (MUV) collided with a truck, killing three of the occupants, according to police.
Police said the preliminary investigation revealed that the incident occurred due to the overspeeding of a multi-utility vehicle, which rammed into the rear portion of a fodder-laden truck moving ahead.
The impact of the collision was such that three people in the multi-utility vehicle were killed on the spot, while one critically injured person died during treatment at a hospital, police said.