A Dhar motorcycle crash killed two people and seriously injured two others after two bikes collided head-on near Salakhanpur Phata on the Nagda-Gujri road in Dhar district on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The collision occurred under the jurisdiction of Nalchha police station, and the exact circumstances are being investigated.
The deceased were identified as Lalit Sendge, 48, a resident of Trimurti Nagar in Dhar, and Praveen, 25, from Biloda. The injured were identified as Bhagwan Lashkari, 45, of Magajpura in Dhar, and Rohit, 25, also from Biloda. They were taken to Dhar district hospital for treatment.
According to police and family members, Lashkari and Sendge were travelling from Dhar towards Manpur when their motorcycle collided with the second bike, which was travelling from Mandu towards Dhar. Praveen and Rohit were riding the second motorcycle.
The impact significantly damaged both motorcycles and threw the riders from their vehicles. Sendge and Praveen died at the spot. Local residents informed the police and helped arrange medical assistance for the injured before officers arrived.
Family members told police that Praveen and Rohit had left Biloda to visit their brother-in-law’s house. Lashkari and Sendge were travelling towards Manpur to visit Lashkari’s in-laws when the collision took place.
Nalchha police recorded the deaths and began an investigation. The bodies were shifted to the district hospital, where post-mortem examinations were conducted before they were handed over to the families. Police have not yet established what led to the head-on collision.
