3 killed, 1 injured as motorcycle collides with car during late hours in Parbhani

Three people were Sunday killed and one person seriously injured after their motorcycle collided head-on with an SUV in Maharashtra's Parbhani district, police said. The incident happened around 1:30 am on the Parbhani-Selu Road when four persons on a motorcycle were returning after a visit to the Babasaheb Maharaj Mandir in Selu, an official said. "The motorcycle collided with a Mahindra Scorpio coming from Parbhani. Three of the persons on the two-wheeler died instantly while the fourth has been admitted in a nearby hospital with severe injuries," the official said.

He identified the deceased as Sidharth Dawande (28), Avinash Makasre (28) and Shidharth Magar (30). A case has been registered and a probe was underway to ascertain the cause of the accident, he added.

(With inputs from agencies.)