NEW DELHI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed and two others injured early Tuesday in a head-on collision between two cars in central Indian state of of Madhya Pradesh, officials said.

The accident took place at around 12:30 a.m. local time at Ramgarh area of Ujjain district, about 209 km west of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, a police official in Ujjain said.

According to police, the victims were returning home after attending a marriage function in Nagda city.

"After the accident, locals and policemen removed the injured to hospital and carried dead," the official said.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath expressed grief over the accident and announced financial assistance of 2,820 U.S. dollars for next of kin of each deceased in the accident.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled on the deaths in the accident.

Deadly road accidents are common in India often due to overloading, bad condition of roads and reckless driving.

An average of over 400 deaths take place every day in India due to road accidents, according to officials.