Representational Image | Photo: PTI Representational Image | Photo: PTI Five persons were killed and three others injured in two separate road accidents in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar and Harda districts7xm, police said on Sunday.
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In Dhar, two children and a man were killed and two other persons injured when their car and a truck collided on Dharampuri-Manawar Road, 60 km from the district headquarters, Dharampuri police station in-charge Santosh Yadav said.
The deceased have been identified as Ali (5), Falak (12) and Waseem (24), he said.
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Two others were injured and undergoing treatment at Dharampuri's government hospital, he said.
The police have registered a case and further investigation is underway into the incident, Yadav said.
In Harda district, two men were killed and another person was injured when a truck hit their motorbike at Aamakatara village on Harda-Indore Road under Timarni police station limits, a police official said.
The police have detained the truck driver and registered a case, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Makhan and Imrat7xm, in the age group of 25 to 27, the police said.