4 killed as SUV collides with container truck in Maharashtra's Bhandara district

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Bhandara: Four persons were killed after an SUV collided with a container truck in Maharashtra's Bhandara district, police said.

The accident occurred around 9:45 pm on Sunday when the SUV with five occupants, including the driver, was heading towards Nagpur from Balaghat, a senior official told PTI.

He said the SUV was trying to overtake a vehicle when it collided head-on with a container truck.

Four occupants of the vehicle died, while the driver sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment at a hospital, the official said.

The police have registered a first information report (FIR), and further investigations are under way, he said.