Three people were killed on the spot and two others seriously injured on Sunday, November 1, when a Maruti Eeco car lost control and overturned near a gravel quarry at Tarapur village on the Dharampuri-Mandu road in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district.

Source: Free Press Journal

The car, carrying five people, was travelling from Dharampuri towards Mandu when the driver lost control near the quarry. The vehicle went off the road and overturned. Dharampuri police reached the spot after receiving information about the accident.

The dead were identified as Vicky, son of Dinesh; Bhursingh, son of Babu; and Gautam, son of Sukhram — all residents of the Mandu area, according to local reports.

Source: HB TV News

3Killed on the spot
2Seriously injured
5People travelling in the car

The two injured were taken to the government hospital at Dhamnod for treatment, with one of them reported to be in a critical condition. The bodies of the dead were sent to Dharampuri hospital for postmortem examination.

Police have registered a case and begun an investigation. Local reports said overspeeding was being looked at as a preliminary factor, adding that the exact cause would be established only after the probe is complete.