Two people, including a Congress block president, were killed and two others were seriously injured when a car collided head-on with an SUV near Lachhora village in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district on Thursday night, police said on Friday.

Source: IANS via asiaPOST

The deceased were identified as Ajay Mahajan, Congress block president of Khaknar in Burhanpur district, and Sunil, also known as Shravan, according to the police account carried by the IANS news agency.

Mahajan was travelling in the car with his nephew Akshay Chaudhary and other companions when it collided with the SUV on the Amravati State Highway near Lachhora. The impact was so severe that the car overturned. Two occupants, including Akshay Chaudhary, sustained serious injuries.

The group was returning to Burhanpur after attending a Diwali Milan programme organised by former Union Minister and Congress leader Arun Yadav at Tigariya village.

Former Union Minister Arun Yadav expressed grief over Mahajan's death in a post on the social media platform X, the reports said.

Police said they are investigating the circumstances of the collision. Reports also mentioned allegations of a confrontation after the accident; those allegations have not been established, and police said the investigation is continuing.