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Nashik Family Was Returning From Outing. How A Shortcut Led Them To Death​


On Friday, three adults and six children from the Dargude family had travelled to an event in Dindori​


Mumbai:
A decision to take a shortcut proved fatal for nine members of a family, six of them children, when their car plunged into a well in Maharashtra's Nashik district.

On Friday, three adults and six children from the Dargude family travelled to an event organised by a coaching centre in Dindori. They included Sunil Dargude (32), his wife Reshma (27), daughter Gunwanti (11), Sunil's sister-in-law Asha (32), her children Sreyash (11), Shravani (11), Sraddha (13) and Srishti (14), and a relative's child Samriddhi (7).

Nashik Family Was Returning From Outing. How A Shortcut Led Them To Death​

On Friday, three adults and six children from the Dargude family had travelled to an event in Dindori​




Nashik Family Was Returning From Outing. How A Shortcut Led Them To Death

Rescue workers used ropes to pull out the car from inside the well



On Friday, three adults and six children from the Dargude family travelled to an event organised by a coaching centre in Dindori. They included Sunil Dargude (32), his wife Reshma (27), daughter Gunwanti (11), Sunil's sister-in-law Asha (32), her children Sreyash (11), Shravani (11), Sraddha (13) and Srishti (14), and a relative's child Samriddhi (7).

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After attending the programme, the nine left for their village, about 10 km away. It was evening time, and Sunil, who was driving the Maruti Suzuki XL6 car, decided to take a shortcut. This proved to be a deadly error.

The car hit the wall of a roadside well and plunged into it. The deep well had water till the 40-foot mark. When local residents heard the sound, they rushed to the well and called the fire brigade. The residents attempted to begin rescue work, but darkness and the well's depth were major challenges.

Firefighters used lights to locate the vehicle. Divers jumped in, and ropes were used to pull the car out of the well. But it was too late. All the occupants were dead. The body of one of the children was found outside the vehicle.

Maharashtra water resources minister Girish Mahajan at the spot of the incident

Maharashtra water resources minister Girish Mahajan at the spot of the incident

Police have registered a case under sections relating to causing death by negligence and rash driving. Sunil Dargude, one of the victims, has been charged with driving rashly, and the well's owner, Rajendra Raje, faces a negligence case.

According to reports, the road next to the well was constructed a few years back, but no steps were taken to close the well. Civic authorities and the well's owner were locked in a dispute over this.

The tragedy has now prompted the local administration into action. Work to fill the well has begun to ensure such an incident doesn't take place again. An investigation has also been launched to find out why the authorities let a well remain so close to a road.



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On Camera, 18-Year-Old Girl Dies After Truck Hits Scooter In Pune​


The victim has been identified as Anjali Shankar Salve. She was riding her scooter on the evening of March 5, around 6 pm, when the accident happened.​



An 18-year-old girl was killed on the spot after a speeding truck hit her scooter in Pune's Pimpri-Chinchwad area. The entire incident was recorded on a nearby CCTV camera.

The victim has been identified as Anjali Shankar Salve. She was riding her scooter on the evening of March 5, around 6 pm, when the accident happened.

The CCTV footage shows Anjali riding her scooter when the truck suddenly hits her from behind. The collision caused her to fall on the road, and the heavy vehicle ran over her, leading to her immediate death. After the accident, there was chaos in the area as people rushed to the spot.

The police arrested truck driver Rajpal Kasbe soon after the incident. They have also booked the construction company's owner for failing to follow safety rules.

Further details are awaited.


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Massive Jam On Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway, 500 Students Stuck For 12 Hours​


Twelve buses carrying students from Classes 5 to 10 of different schools, along with some college students from neighbouring Thane and Mumbai, were caught in the gridlock stretching for several kilometres.​


Palghar:
A massive traffic jam on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district stranded more than 500 students and commuters for nearly 12 hours, officials said on Wednesday.

Twelve buses carrying students from Classes 5 to 10 of different schools, along with some college students from neighbouring Thane and Mumbai, were caught in the gridlock stretching for several kilometres near Vasai from around 5.30 pm on Tuesday till early Wednesday morning, they said.

The children, who were returning from a school picnic near Virar, had to remain without food or water for several hours.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Vasai, Poornima Chowgule-Shringi said the traffic jam was yet to be cleared.

The massive congestion on Tuesday evening left vehicles barely inching forward for hours.

By night, many students were exhausted, hungry and anxious, while worried parents waited tensely for updates on their children's safety.

Members of a local social organisation rushed to the site. They distributed water and biscuits to the stranded children and helped drivers manoeuvre buses through the congested lanes.

"The students were crying due to hunger and exhaustion. It was heartbreaking to see them suffer because of the poor traffic management," an activist said.

The jam was apparently triggered by the diversion of heavy vehicles due to ongoing repair works on the Ghodbunder highway in Thane, which resulted in excessive traffic load on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, the activist said.

An official from the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar police control room said there was a massive traffic jam, which was being cleared.

"The congestion is slowly easing, but movement remains sluggish," the official said.

Some buses carrying the students managed to take a detour, while others inched forward slowly through the jam. The last of the stranded buses reached its destination by 6 am on Wednesday, sources said.

The parents of the stranded children and other locals blamed poor planning and lack of coordination among authorities for the situation.

"Our children were left helpless for hours. There was no police, no information, no system in place," one of the parents claimed.

Residents demanded that the traffic department and civic authorities take immediate corrective measures to prevent such incidents in the future, especially when repair work and diversions on roads are planned.



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Man Killed As Car Hits Truck After Tyre Burst On Highway In Maharashtra​


Arunkumar Parekh was heading towards Mumbai when he lost control of the vehicle due to a tyre burst near Virar around 9.30 am, said the official from the Mandvi police station.​



Palghar:
A 38-year-old man from Gujarat was killed after his car collided with a truck on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district today morning, said an official.

Arunkumar Parekh was heading towards Mumbai when he lost control of the vehicle due to a tyre burst near Virar around 9.30 am, said the official from the Mandvi police station.

The car, which was on the Khanivade bridge at the time, jumped over the divider and hit a truck coming in the opposite direction, killing Parekh on the spot, he said.

The accident affected traffic on the busy carriageway for an hour, said the official.




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4 Killed After Car Collides With Bus On Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway​


Two persons travelling in the luxury bus received injuries in the accident which took place at around 3.30 am near Mahalakshmi bridge on the highway, an official from Kasa police station said​


Palghar:
Four persons were killed when their car collided with a bus on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Tuesday, police said.

Two persons travelling in the luxury bus received injuries in the accident which took place at around 3.30 am near Mahalakshmi bridge on the highway, an official from Kasa police station said.

The four occupants of the car were travelling from Gujarat to Mumbai, located about 100 km from Palghar, when it jumped a lane and collided with a luxury bus coming from the opposite direction, another official said in the evening. All four persons, including a woman, died on the spot, he said.

The bodies were sent to a government hospital for postmortem, the official said, adding two injured persons were hospitalised.

The dead were residents of Bardoli in Surat.

Earlier in the day, police said the car had rammed into the bus from behind.



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