5 Killed, 7 Injured in Two Separate Accidents in MP's Khargone and Morena

Khargone: Five persons were killed and seven ors injured in two separate ro accidents in Mhya Presh's Khargone and Morena districts, police said on Sunday.

A sports utility vehicle (SUV) and a van collided near PWD office in Khargone city at around 7 am on Sunday, Khargone Kotwali police station's sub-inspector Shriram Bhuria said.

Two van occupants, identified as Ramlal (50) and Shobharam (49), died on spot. Five ors travelling in van were injured, he said.

SUV h one occupant, he said.

It carried a plate with 'SDM' (sub divisional magistrate) written on it along vehicle's number plate.

To a query on it, police official said it would be known after an investigation as to whom vehicle belongs.

In Morena, three persons were killed and two ors seriously injured in a collision between two speeding motorcycles on Saturday night, police said.

incident occurred near Pipalwi police post, some 60 km from Morena district hequarters, an official from Sabalgarh police station said.

Two motorcycle riders -- Bishu (65) and Sachin (22) -- died on spot while anor person named Santosh (28) died during treatment, he said.

Two or persons were injured seriously and referred to district hospital in Morena from Sabalgarh's government hospital, official said. 

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