In a tragic accident, three people were killed and as many injured after their car hit a road divider in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district on Friday, a police official said. The deceased and injured persons, who have been admitted to a hospital in Gwalior, are related to each other, the official added.
"Amrish Solanki (44), his wife Geeta Solanki (40) and their daughter Devanshi Solanki (15) died instantly in the accident that took place near Basari, some 17 kilometres from the district headquarters, at 4:30pm. Amrish's younger brother Vikas Solanki (32), his wife Neha Solanki (26), and their daughter Geetali Solanki (12) sustained wounds," Bamitha police station house officer (SHO) Ashutosh Shrotriya said.
They were proceeding from Gwalior to Bageshwar Dham in Chhatarpur to attend a Holi event, the official said. It seems the driver fell asleep at the wheel and lost control of the vehicle, he added.
9 killed in road accidents, 2 drown in UP on Holi
In Uttar Pradesh, nine people were killed in road accidents and two boys drowned in on Friday, police said. In Muzaffarnagar, two men were burned to death and another was seriously injured when their car caught fire after it hit a tree. The injured passenger was rushed to a hospital.
In Bhadohi, two cousins died when their motorcycle crashed into a tree after they left their in-laws' place following Holi celebrations. The duo was returning to the Gopalpur village from the Ithara village when the accident occurred near the Manipur village. Police said the victims, allegedly intoxicated, lost control of their speeding motorcycle.
In Barabanki, two teenagers drowned in the Ghaghra river when they got into it for a swim after celebrating Holi in the the Tikait Nagar area. Circle Officer Ratnesh Pandey stated that Ravi Verma, 15, and Rishabh, 16, drowned near the Mau Ghat around 2 pm.
(With PTI inputs)