Guwahati News Desk: In a tragic incidence in the wee hours of Monday, at least sixteen people were killed and another five were injured after a papaya-laden truck carrying labourers overturned and fell into a roadside pit in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra.
The truck was on its way to Yawal Tehsil in Jalgaon from Dhule and around 1 am, the accident took place near a temple in Kingaon village.
The labourers belonged to Abhoda, Vivra, Kerhala villages and Raver tehsil in the district, the official reported.
Soon after the accident took place, police and some locals rushed to the spot and the truck was brought out of the pit with the help of a JCB machine.
The injured people have been admitted to Jalgaon Civil Hospital where two of them are reported to be in a serious condition.
Jalgaon’s Additional Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Gavli said, “But, we have asked the regional transport office (RTO) to submit a report. A case has been registered against the truck driver under Indian Penal Code Section 304-II (culpable homicide not amounting to murder).”
The deceased have been identified as Hussain Muslim Maniyar (30), Sarfaraz Tadvi (32), Digambar Sapkale (55), Narendra Wagh (25), Dildar Tadvi (20), Ashok Wagh (40), Durgabai Adakmol (20), Ganesh More (5), Sagar Wagh (3), Sharda Ramesh More (15), Sangeeta Ashok Wagh (35), Yamunabai Ingle (45), Kamlabai More (45), Sabnoor Tadvi (53) and Sandip Bhalerao (25), another official said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief at the loss of lives in a road accident and tweeted, “Heart-wrenching truck accident in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest.”
