Dhar: Five persons were killed and five others injured in a jeep-truck collision this morning about 40 kms from here, on Indore-Ahmedabad national highway, police said. A total of 13 passengers were travelling in the jeep and they were on their way to the Hanuman temple at Tarakhedi in Jhabua district, from Amjhera when the mishap took place, police said. The deceased were identified as Kashiram (45), his wife Guddibai (40), their son Tulsiram (15), Laxman Keshav Singh (50) and jeep driver Akram Babu Khan. Of the injured, two were referred to a hospital here while the remaining were admitted to a hospital in Sardarpur. Meanwhile, on hearing about the demise of Laxman Keshav, his uncle died of a heart attack.
PTI