Road accident kills 2 freelance journalists, leaves many injured
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Two freelance journalists were killed and as many others received injuries when their car hit a culvert on the Khandwa-Indore road here in Madhya Pradesh Thursday morning, a police official said.
The scribes were on their way to Indore when the mishap took place near Dodhwada village, Chaigaon police station in-charge O P Ojha said.
The car driver lost control over the wheels following which the vehicle hit the culvert, Ojha said. One of the victims died on the spot while the other one succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital, he said.
The deceased were identified as Abhay Tomar (23) and Raunaq Sharma (35), he said, adding that the injured persons were undergoing treatment at the district hospital. All of the four men worked as freelance journalists, he added.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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