Five persons killed in road accident

Midnapore: Five persons including four members of a family were killed when their car collided with a dumper in Paschim Midnapore district today, police said.

Four members of a family were on their way to Ranchi from Tamluk in Purba Midnapore when their car collided with a dumper near Kharagpur, the police said.

Two of them died on the spot while the rest succumbed to injuries on way to hospital, they added.

—PTI