Two pilgrims from MP killed, 3 injured as car overturns in Nirmal

Two pilgrims were killed on the spot, Vijay, 57 and Sumita, 52, from Jabalpur received serious injuries when the car turned turtle at a curve near Burugupalli

Nirmal: In a tragic incident, two pilgrims were killed on the spot, while three others from Madhya Pradesh sustained injuries when a car, in which they were travelling, overturned at Burugupalli village in Mamada mandal late on Saturday evening.

Police said that Vijay, 57, a trader, and Sumita, 52, from Jabalpur received serious injuries when the car turned turtle at a curve near Burugupalli, resulting in instantaneous death for the two. Vijay’s relatives Nithin, Anitha, Sudhir, the husband of Sumita, were injured.

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The injured persons were admitted to a hospital in Nirmal. Their medical condition is learnt to be stable. Overspeeding is suspected to be the cause of the accident.

The five were on a pilgrimage to Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in Srisailam.