Maha cricketer, a restaurant owner killed in road crash in MP’s Barwani

Barwani: A Maharashtra-based club cricketer and a restaurant businessman were killed, while two others sustained injuries after their SUV met with an accident on the Agra-Mumbai National Highway in Madhya Pradesh’s Barwani district on Monday, police said.

Aniket Kale, 28, and Badrinath Nangre, 30, the deceased, were residents of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra, police said. Kale was a well-known name in club cricket circles in his home town, while Nangre owned a restaurant and bar, police said.

O P Singh Chaungde, head of Sendhwa Rural PS, said the accident occurred near Jamli village when the driver likely dozed off. The SUV jumped the divider, crossed onto the opposite carriageway, flipped three to four times, and collided head-on with an oncoming truck, he said.

Bhushan, 25, of Pune and Omkar, 26, of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, the other two passengers, were admitted to a private hospital in Sendhwa and their condition is stable, Singh said. Bhushan is engaged in mineral water business and Omkar owns a medical store, he said.

Police said the victims are close friends and were on a road trip to Leh-Ladakh after visiting religious places in Madhya Pradesh and other parts of the country. Families of the victims have been informed and further investigation is under way, police said.