Archive · 25 Aug 2026
10-Year-Old Boy Dies in Jalgaon Crash; Vehicle Set Ablaze
A 10-year-old boy named Prabal died in a road accident in Jalgaon.
He was returning from a religious trip with many other devotees.
An Eicher vehicle carrying groceries hit him on the road.
The vehicle was reportedly moving quickly.
Prabal died at the scene after being dragged a long distance.
People became angry and blocked the road.
Some people set the vehicle on fire, and the driver was hurt.
Police took the driver into custody and are investigating what happened.
Prabal Raju Gawli, 10, was killed by an Eicher vehicle on Jalgaon-Mamurabad Road.
He was returning from a Kavad Yatra with more than 250 devotees.
The vehicle allegedly struck him at about 5:30 p.m. and dragged him roughly 150 feet.
Angry residents and devotees blocked the road and set the vehicle on fire.
Police detained the driver, who was reportedly assaulted and hospitalized; an investigation is underway.
- Who
- Prabal Raju Gawli, a 10-year-old boy, was killed; the Eicher vehicle’s driver was taken into custody.
- What
- The boy was struck and killed by an Eicher vehicle, after which a crowd blocked the road and set the vehicle ablaze.
- When
- Monday evening at approximately 5:30 p.m., during Shravan Monday.
- Where
- Jalgaon-Mamurabad Road, while the group was returning from Rameshwaram Triveni Sangam.
- Why
- The accident allegedly occurred when the vehicle, carrying groceries, was traveling at high speed; the crowd said it wanted immediate action against the driver.
Residents and devotees
Police and public-order response
Action against the driver
Residents and devotees
Relatives, devotees and residents blocked the road and demanded that the driver be taken into custody after the boy’s death.
Police and public-order response
Police took the driver into custody and began investigating the accident.
Response to the vehicle
Residents and devotees
An angry crowd set the Eicher vehicle on fire; protesters reportedly prevented a fire tender from reaching it.
Police and public-order response
Police deployed a large force to control the tense situation and manage traffic disruption.
Treatment of the driver
Residents and devotees
The driver was reportedly assaulted by members of the mob after the crash.
Police and public-order response
The driver was later admitted to hospital for treatment while police investigated the accident and subsequent violence.
- Deceased
- Prabal Raju Gawli, 10
- Vehicle
- Eicher vehicle, registration number MH-20-EG-3593
- Devotee group
- More than 250 devotees from Gawliwada in Jalgaon’s Shanipeth area
- Religious destination
- Rameshwaram Triveni Sangam, where devotees collected holy water for Vhalsadevi Temple
- Accident time
- Around 5:30 p.m. on Monday
- Road disruption
- Traffic was disrupted for nearly two hours
- Police action
- The driver was taken into custody and later hospitalized after allegedly being assaulted