Three persons, including a minor boy, were killed and 18 others injured when a jeep carrying a marriage party turned turtle today at Alirajpur-Mathwad road here.
The driver of the jeep lost control while negotiating a turn on a mountain road following which it fell into a gorge killing three persons on the spot, about 47 kms from here, Alirajpur SP Akhilesh Jha said.
The victims belong to Dudhvi village in the district.
The deceased were identified as Amar Singh (36), Ramnia (33) and Kunwar Singh (12), the SP said.
The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital.
Alirajur Collector Shekhar Varma announced an ex-gratia of Rs 15,000 each to the kin of deceased and Rs 7500 each to the injured.
