2 Girls Among 5 Dead As 2 Trucks Collide In Madhya Pradesh

The accident occurred on Dedtalai-Sheikhupura road, some 60km from the district headquarters in the afternoon, an official said.

Five persons, including two minor girls and as many women, died and nine others were injured when a truck carrying farm labourers and their families collided with another truck transporting sugarcane today in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district, police said.

The accident occurred on Dedtalai-Sheikhupura road, some 60km from the district headquarters in the afternoon, an official said.

Dedhtalai police post in-charge Dilip Singh said the collision between the two trucks left five persons dead on the spot.

They included two girls aged 12 and 14 years, two women (both 32) and a 35-year-old man, he said.