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Three Killed in Andhra Lorry-Auto Crash; Eight Die in Maharashtra
Two separate road accidents were reported in India.
In Vizianagaram district, a lorry hit an auto-rickshaw near Burja.
Three people died in that crash.
Police are still checking who the victims were and how the collision happened.
In Maharashtra, a truck collided with a pickup van near Pimpalgaon Sadak.
Eight people, including three children, died there.
Three other people were hurt and taken to a hospital.
Police and local residents helped with rescue work after the second crash.
Three people were killed when a lorry collided with an auto-rickshaw near Burja in Vizianagaram district.
Police said the Andhra Pradesh crash occurred on the route from Manapuram.
The identities of those killed and the exact circumstances of the collision were not immediately available.
In a separate Maharashtra crash, eight people, including three children, died when a truck hit a pickup van in Bhandara district.
Three people were injured in the Maharashtra accident and taken to Sakoli Sub-District Hospital.
- Who
- Three people died in the Vizianagaram crash; eight people, including three children, died and three were injured in the Maharashtra crash.
- What
- A lorry collided with an auto-rickshaw in Andhra Pradesh, while a truck collided with a pickup van in Maharashtra.
- Where
- The first crash occurred near Burja on the route from Manapuram in Vizianagaram district; the second occurred near Bhau Dhaba at Pimpalgaon Sadak in Bhandara district.
- When
- The Maharashtra collision occurred in the early hours of Friday; the time of the Vizianagaram crash was not specified.
- Why
- The causes and exact sequence of both collisions had not been established in the reports.
Key facts
- Vizianagaram deaths
- Three people were killed.
- Vizianagaram location
- Near Burja, on the route from Manapuram, in Vizianagaram district.
- Maharashtra deaths
- Eight people, including three children, were killed.
- Maharashtra injuries
- Three people were injured.
- Maharashtra location
- Near Bhau Dhaba at Pimpalgaon Sadak on the Nagpur–Raipur National Highway.
- Hospital
- The injured were taken to Sakoli Sub-District Hospital.
- Response
- Residents and police personnel carried out rescue operations after being alerted.
Sources
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