Bhopal, March 3 -- Three men were killed and two others sustained serious injuries after their speeding car crashed into a crane parked by the roadside in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh in the wee hours of today.
According to police, the fatal incident occurred between 2:30 am and 3 am on Itarsi Road, when the five friends were returning home after having dinner at a roadside dhaba.
According to Kotwali police station house officer (SHO) Devkaran Dehriya, the deceased were identified as Hrithik Solanki (30), Varun Prajapati (21), and Abhay Thakur (22). The injured were identified as Deva Pandey (32) and Akash Pal (30), both from Betul.
Police said Solanki was driving the car (MP 04 YP 3795). Preliminary investigations suggested tha...