Three people were killed near Dad village in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district on Sunday after a speeding car lost control and ran over people standing and sitting along the road, police said. The accident took place around 11 am under the Udaynagar police station area, Nation Press and The World Opinion reported.

Source: Nation Press

According to police, the car first hit two women standing by the roadside and then hit 80-year-old Shankar, who was sitting on a chair outside his house, before crashing into a tree and coming to a halt. Eyewitness accounts said the car also damaged three to four electric poles along the road. One of the women died on the spot, while the second woman and Shankar died during treatment in hospital. The three killed were identified as Shankar (80), Manibai (40) and Jamunabai (45), all residents of the Devnalia-Junapani area.

Source: The World Opinion

Police said the car was travelling from the Race Course Road area of Indore towards Udaynagar, and its occupants were on their way for a picnic — cooking utensils were found inside the vehicle. Local residents took the injured to hospital. The driver, Dharmendra Jain, was also injured, was admitted to hospital for treatment, and was taken into police custody after a medical examination, the reports said.

Additional Superintendent of Police HS Batham said the bodies were handed over to the families after post-mortem examinations at the Bagli health centre. Police have registered a case of accidental death, and a detailed investigation is under way to determine the exact reason the car lost control, the reports said.