Three persons were killed and two others seriously injured when their speeding car overturned in Sehore district early on Thursday morning. One of the three deceased is a Class 11 student.The victims were on their way to Indore from Bhopal when the car driver lost control over the vehicle.
As a result, the vehicle turned upside down and fell into a roadside trench in Sonda village, Mandi police station in-charge Pradeep Gurjar said.
The villagers rushed to the spot and rushed the victims in an ambulance to the district hospital, where doctors declared the three persons as dead, he said.
The deceased were identified as Yash Arora (17), Harsh Arora (18) and Kunal Agrawal (23), the official said, adding that they all were residents of Kolar area in Bhopal. The injured were identified as Kartik Basania (26) and Kushargha Agrawal (18), undergoing treatment
Sources said the students were living in Palace Arcade colony on Kolar Road and in the night had gone to a restaurant of the tourism department at Dodi, when the accident took place.
Sources also informed that the victims had gone to celebrate their victory in a local cricket match in Bhopal, when the accident took place.