Chhatarpur, September 28: Three persons were killed and five others injured when an SUV hit a stationary tractor-trolley in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district on Saturday, police said. Six persons had taken shelter under the trolley from rains on Khajuraho road, 12 km from the Chhatarpur district headquarters, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vikram Singh. Damoh Road Accident Video: 7 Dead, 5 Critically Injured in Truck and Auto-Rickshaw Collision in Madhya Pradesh, Incident Sends Shockwaves Among Commuters.

The deceased persons included the SUV driver Shakti Singh (50), Dharmendra Singh (55) and Nati Raja (35) who were sitting under the trolley, he said, adding that a four-year-old boy was seriously injured and referred to Gwalior for further treatment. Satna Road Accident: At Least 12 Children Injured After School Bus Overturns in a Village in Madhya Pradesh (Watch Video).

Other persons escaped with minor injuries, he said.

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