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Devotion Ends in Tragedy: 3 Dead in Shirdi Road Mishap
13 Jun
Summary
- Three people died in a violent collision on the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Gangapur Road.
- Two devotees en route to Shirdi and a truck driver perished in the accident.
- The crash occurred when a truck swerved, leading to a moped being run over.
A devastating road accident near Babargaon Phata on the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Gangapur Road resulted in the deaths of three people on Saturday morning. The victims were identified as Mahadev Ghule and Meera Pandav, both from Jalna, and the truck driver, Rajkumar Devendra Appa, from Karnataka.
The collision happened around 10 am as Ghule and Pandav were riding their moped towards Shirdi. The truck, traveling in the opposite direction, attempted to avoid a head-on collision by swerving. Unfortunately, the moped was caught under the rear wheels of the truck.
Ghule died at the scene, while Pandav sustained critical injuries. Despite receiving initial treatment, she later succumbed to her injuries while undergoing care at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The impact also caused the truck to overturn, tragically trapping and killing its driver.
Local residents and passersby attempted a rescue, but the driver could not be saved. The accident caused significant traffic disruption until the Gangapur police arrived to clear the road and initiate an investigation into the exact sequence of events. Postmortem examinations have been completed, and police are continuing their inquiries.
