Bhopal, Feb. 21 -- At least five persons were killed and six others were seriously injured when a van they were travelling in, collided head-on with a bus on a national highway in the Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh in the wee hours of today.
According to the police, the fatal accident occurred sometime around 2.30 AM, on National Highway 719 near Gill Dhaba near Chimka area under the Gohad Chauraha police station limits.
The ill-fated van carrying 11 people was going from Gwalior to Bhind. The bus carrying a marriage party was coming from Bhind towards Gwalior.
Both the vehicles were at high speeds, and collided at a sharp turning.
The van got badly mangled and fell off the road into a ditch due to the impact of the collision. Four pa...