Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, June 25 -- Three young persons were killed while two others sustained critical injuries when their car split apart during a catastrophic collision near Phulumbri Mathpati on Sulod Road yesterday late at night, officials confirmed.

The victims included two grandsons of prominent local resident Haji Abdul Jabbar Seth Bagwan, aged approximately 19 and 20 years.

The deceased were identified as sons of Sheikh Asif (Abdul Jabbar's elder son) and Sheikh Jamil (second son), alongside the grandson of Ghiyas Khan from Watch City Chowk.

Two surviving occupants from Motiwala Nagar remain hospitalised - one at private Icon Hospital with severe leg trauma and internal injuries, the other at MGM Hospital. Preliminary reports ...