News Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh: 2 farmers killed, 3 injured as truck hits tractor-trolley in Vidisha

Madhya Pradesh: 2 farmers killed, 3 injured as truck hits tractor-trolley in Vidisha

The police officials rushed to the spot after getting the information about the fatal road accident. With the help of locals, they took victims to a hospital.

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Two farmers were dead and three others injured after a truck hit their tractor-trolley in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha on Monday.

According to the police officials, the accident took place near a warehouse on Vidisha-Sagar road under Tyonda police station limits at around 3 am early in the morning. 

The farmers had gone to sell their crop produce at the warehouse, Tyonda police station in-charge ML Bhati said.

A speeding truck hit the stationary tractor-trolley. Two farmers, both brothers, were killed, he said.

Three other farmers received injuries and were undergoing treatment in a hospital, the official said.

The truck driver and helper fled from the spot leaving the vehicle behind, he said.

(With PTI inputs)

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