Two persons were killed while three others injured when a car in which they were travelling was hit by truck near Mubarakpur village on the outskirts of Bhopal on Saturday.
According to Parvaliya police, four members of a family along with their driver were on their way to Indore when a speeding truck from wrong side rammed into the car. Sunil Kathal and Shabbir died on the spot.
The victim Sunil’s elder son Sandarbh Kathal was going to take AIEEE examination which was scheduled for Sunday and his examination centre was in Indore. The family members had decided to accompany him till Indore, told the police.
The investigating officer lalu Singh Yadav told that it was a head on collision between the car and the truck. The injured were rushed to Suditi Hospital where Sunil Kathal and Shabbir were declared brought dead. The other injured were referred to Narmada hospital later in the evening.
The three injured in the accident are Samarth Kathal (17), Sandarbh Kathal (18) and Preeti Kathal (35). Preeti is wife of Sunil and mother of Samarth and Sandarbh. Both the boys have sustained fractures in arms and legs and the condition of Preeti is reportedly critical.
The family resides in Makronia locality of Sagar and the deceased Sunil Kathal was a businessman there, told police.
The bodies have been sent for the postmortem. After preliminary investigation, the police have registered a case under section 297, 337 and 304 (A) of the IPC against the erring truck driver who is still at large. The police have seized the truck.