Dewas (MP), July 28 (PTI) Three persons were killed after a truck collided with another truck on a highway in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district on Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred near Khatamba village, about 8 km from the district headquarters, on the Bhopal-Dewas highway, an official said.

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A truck travelling at high speed rammed into a stationary vehicle parked on the side of the road this morning, said Amit Solanki, in-charge of Bank Note Press police station.

According to him, both the truck drivers and a cleaner were killed.

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Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the truck had fallen asleep at the wheel, causing the truck to collide with the stationary vehicle, the official said.

The driver and helper of the parked truck were changing a flat tire at the time of the accident, he said. Further investigation is ongoing.

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