3 pilgrims killed in accident in MP

Ujjain, Jun 23: Three people, including a woman, were killed on the spot and two others seriously injured when a car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck on Ujjain-Indore road, police said.

Police said Yadunandan Mourya, a fruit vendor of Newton-Palasia in Chhindwara district, along with his family was on their way to Nagda after a pilgrimage to Omkareshwar when they met with the accident near Panthpipalai village, 15 km from here last night.

Besides Mr Mourya, his wife Meerabai and driver were killed.

His sons Shivam and Yash, who were seriously injured, were being treated at the district hospital.

Postmortems of the bodies was being carried out , police added.

UNI