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The incident took place late last night, Gwalior citys superintendent of police, R N Pachouri said.
“The van had stopped behind a truck at the toll plaza when a lorry hit it from behind. Due to the impact, the van got crushed between the two heavy vehicles. Seven of the nine passengers in the van were killed,” he said.
Two others suffered serious injuries in the incident and were rushed to a hospital.
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The deceased were identified as Manglia Jatav (40), his wife Narayani (32), close relative Mahesh (38), his wifeRajkumari (32), Sapna (25), Shilpi (14) and Anjali (7), police said.