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Truck Crash Kills Seven, Injures 19 on Maharashtra Highway
A truck crashed into a pickup van on a highway in Maharashtra.
The accident happened early Friday morning.
Seven people died in the crash.
Nineteen other people were injured.
Five people died at the scene.
Two injured people later died at a hospital.
The injured were taken to hospitals in Dhamangaon and Wardha.
Police are investigating what happened.
Seven people were killed and 19 injured when a truck hit a Bolero pickup van.
The crash occurred around 12:45 a.m. Friday on Channel 97 of the Samruddhi Highway.
The accident happened near Dhamangaon railway station in Maharashtra’s Amravati district.
Five people died at the scene, while two injured victims later were declared brought dead.
The injured were taken to hospitals in Dhamangaon and Wardha, and police are investigating.
- Who
- People traveling in a Bolero pickup van were affected; seven died and 19 were injured.
- What
- A truck crashed into a pickup van.
- Where
- Channel 97 of the Samruddhi Highway near Dhamangaon railway station in Amravati district, Maharashtra.
- When
- Around 12:45 a.m. on Friday.
- Why
- The cause of the crash has not been stated; police are investigating.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Seven
- Injuries
- Nineteen reported injured in the final toll
- Vehicles
- A truck and a Bolero pickup van
- Time
- Approximately 12:45 a.m. Friday
- Location
- Channel 97, Samruddhi Highway, near Dhamangaon railway station
- Hospitals
- Dhamangaon Rural Hospital and Adani Institute of Higher Education and Research in Wardha
- Investigation
- Police said an investigation is underway
Sources
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