4 killed, 7 injured as speeding bus crashes into van in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind

BHIND: Four people were killed and seven others injured when a speeding bus collided with their van on a national highway in Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh, in the early hours of Saturday, police said.The accident occurred around 2.30 am on National Highway 719 near Chhimka village under the Gohad Chauraha police station limits, about 45 km from the district headquarters, area police station house officer (SHO) Manish Dhakad told PTI.The empty bus struck the van, killing four occupants on the spot, police said. Seven others were injured and taken to a local hospital, with two in critical condition later transferred to Gwalior for advanced treatment.Eyewitnesses reported that the van was completely mangled, trapping its occupants inside. Locals immediately began rescue efforts and alerted the police.The victims were travelling to Bhind from Gwalior, while the bus was returning to Gwalior after dropping off a wedding party in the city and had no passengers on board, Dhakad said."Preliminary investigation suggests that speeding was the main cause of the accident," he said.Traffic on the highway remained disrupted for some time after the accident, and the police later cleared the damaged vehicles to restore movement. (With agency inputs)