Eight people were killed while six others sustained serious injuries when their jeep collided head-on with a truck near Rusia village on Indore-Ichchapur Road, about 30 km from this district headquarters, on Sunday.
Police said all the people, travelling in the jeep, were from Maharashtra and had come to visit Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga. According to preliminary report, the deceased belonged to the same family. The injured were admitted to the district hospital.
The victims were on their way to Omkareshwar for a pilgrimage when the mishap took place around 12 noon on Indore-Ichchapur State Highway. All of them are related to each other and belong to Pune and Bhusawal (Maharashtra), Khandwa SP, Manoj Sharma, said.
Among the deceased, three are men along with as many women besides two children, police said. The victims have not been identified yet. Further details are awaited.