Three dead, two injured in Nashik autorickshaw accident

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Jan 21, 2025, 14:11 IST

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Three people, including a four-year-old girl, died and two others were seriously injured in a collision between an autorickshaw and a container truck on Sinnar-Ghoti Road in Maharashtra's Nashik district. The accident occurred in Igatpuri taluka, with the autorickshaw driver and his daughter among the deceased. The authorities have detained the truck driver.

Three dead, two injured in Nashik autorickshaw accident

VARANASI: At least three people, including a four-year-old girl, died, and two others were seriously injured when an autorickshaw collided with a container truck in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police reported on Tuesday.
The collision took place on Sinnar-Ghoti Road in Igatpuri taluka on Monday evening, as confirmed by an official.
According to the official, the container truck and autorickshaw were involved in a direct collision.
Amol Vinayak Ghuge (25), who was driving the autorickshaw, lost his life at the scene.

His daughter, Swara, and Martand Piraji Awad (60) succumbed to their injuries at a hospital. The official also stated that two additional passengers in the autorickshaw sustained injuries.
The authorities have taken the truck driver into custody and initiated legal proceedings against him.

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