In Madhya Pradesh, four persons including three policemen were killed when a truck hit their vehicle while they were escorting the Deputy Speaker of the state Assembly in Balaghat district early today. <br />''<br />''According to Balaghat SP, the accident took place near Saleteka village when Deputy Speaker Hina Kawre was returning from her constituency  in Balgahat in a car. The security men were in another four-wheeler behind her vehicle.<br />''<br />''He said the Congress MLA escaped unhurt as her driver turned the car towards a field when he saw the trawler-truck speeding straight towards their vehicle from the opposite direction.<br />''<br />''Three policemen and the escort vehicle's driver died on the spot. A seriously injured constable was referred to a hospital in Nagpur district of Maharashtra for treatment.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />