Representative image of a dead body.
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Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh: Two farmers were killed, and three others injured when a truck hit their tractor-trolley in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district in the early hours of Monday, police said.
The accident took place near a warehouse on Vidisha-Sagar Road under Tyonda police station limits at around 3 am.
The farmers had gone to sell their crop produce at the warehouse, Tyonda police station in-charge ML Bhati said.
A speeding truck hit the stationary tractor-trolley. Two farmers, both brothers, were killed, he said.
Three other farmers received injuries and were undergoing treatment in a hospital, the official said.
The truck driver and helper fled from the spot leaving the vehicle behind, he said.
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