MAHARASHTRA: Seven medical students, including a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA’s son, were killed in a road accident last night in India’s Maharashtra state.

They were passing through Selsura when a wild animal suddenly appeared in front of their car, India Today reported.

According to a preliminary probe, the person driving the car, in order to avoid the animal, swerved hard on the wheel, resulting in the vehicle falling into a ditch under a culvert. The impact killed the students, said Wardha SP Prashant Holkar.

BJP MLA from Tirora constituency Vijay Rahangdale’s son Avishkar was among the deceased.

(With inputs from India Today)