Gwalior, Feb 21 || At least five people were killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a van on a National Highway in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, police said.
The accident took place between 2.30 am and 3 am near Chhikma village under the Gohad police station limits. The impact was so severe that the van was completely crushed, trapping several passengers inside.
According to police, the ill-fated van was travelling from Gwalior to Bhind, while the bus was coming from the opposite direction. Four people died on the spot, while a fifth succumbed to injuries after being taken to the hospital.
On receiving information, a team from Gohad police station rushed to the spot, rescued the injured passengers, and sent them to nearby hospitals in Bhind and Gwalior in multiple ambulances.
Gohad police station in-charge Manish Dhakad said that only two of the deceased -- Atul Shivhare and Jagdish Bhadauria, both residents of Bhind district -- have been identified so far. Efforts are underway to ascertain the identities of the remaining victims.