Maha: Three killed in collision between two motorcycles in Akola

Three persons including a couple were killed in a collision between two motorcycles in Maharashtra's Akola district on Thursday afternoon, police said.

The incident took place near Wai village on Akot-Anjangaon road around 1 pm, said inspector Nitin Deshmukh of Akot rural police station.

The deceased were identified as Sanjay Manjulkar (50) and his wife Shobha Manjulkar (48) who were riding one of the motorbikes and Pranay Ghatte (24) who was riding the other bike.

So severe was the impact of the collision that both the two-wheelers were completely crushed, the police officer said.