SUV runs over three senior citizens in Betul

BHOPAL

: Three senior citizens on a morning stroll were run over by a speeding SUV in Betul district on Saturday.

The incident took place at

Chicholi Nagar

, around 35 km from district headquarters on NH 59.

Deceased were identified as Kamal Patel, Ravindrarao Jain and

Narendra Katare

aged 64, 80 and 60 years respectively.

All three were reffered to district hospital by local residents where doctors declared them dead on arrival.

Police have registered a case in this regard and are examining

CCTV

footage at toll booths to identify the vehicle.

Sources say an SUV was found abandoned at a few distance from the accident spot. The driver apparently fled the spot before police arrived. More details about the vehicle is being collected.

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