Gwalior, March 27 -- Five people were killed while several others were injured after a speeding car collided with an auto-rickshaw near the Jain temple in the Thatipur area of Gwalior, police said on Friday.

The incident, which occurred around 3:00 AM, involved a speeding car that first collided with another car near the bus stand, prompting a police pursuit by First Response Vehicle (FRV). The driver of the speeding car continued to drive recklessly, and after hitting the auto-rickshaw carrying nine passengers, it crashed into a tree.

According to the police, the collision occurred near the Jain temple in Thatipur, ahead of the Parshuram intersection, when the speeding car hit the auto-rickshaw, which was returning from the Sheetla Mat...