Three people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured on Saturday when their jeep dashed into a tree in Piparia police station limits, police said.
Hyderabad residents — Manapalli Swami Shekhar (23), Shailja (53) and driver Deepak — were killed in the mishap. The injured were admitted to hospitals in Hoshangabad and Piparia. The jeep was carrying eight people, who had come from Hyderabad to visit Pachmarhi. They were returning when the incident occurred. The bodies were sent for post-mortem.