Indore, Nov 19 (PTI) Three women passengers were killed and at least eight seriously injured when their bus overturned after hitting a road divider near Dewas in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, a police official said.

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The incident occurred in the evening when the bus was going from Indore to Dewas, said Dewas' Industrial Area police station in charge Ram Krishna Sharma.

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"As per eye-witnesses, the driver was speeding and lost control of the bus. Two women passengers died on the spot, while a third woman passenger succumbed to injuries in a hospital. Eight have received serious wounds and are undergoing treatment," he said.

The identities of the dead and injured have not been ascertained as yet, and a probe into the incident was underway, he added.

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