6 Of Wedding Party Killed In SUV-Truck Collision Near Nagpur
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Six persons returning after attending a wedding were killed and one more seriously wounded when their SUV collided with a soybean laden truck near Nagpur in Maharashtra early on Saturday.
Nagpur, Dec 16: Six persons returning after attending a wedding were killed and one more seriously wounded when their SUV collided with a soybean laden truck near Nagpur in Maharashtra early on Saturday, officials said.
The accident occurred near Sonkhamb village on the Katol-Kalmeshwar Road at around 1 a.m., when the Qualis was speeding from Nagpur to Katol and rammed with the truck.
While three persons succumbed instantly, the other three victims died during treatment at a local hospital, while the critically injured man has been shifted to Government Medical Hospital in Nagpur.
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✨The deceased have been identified as Mayur M. Ingle, 26; Vaibhav S. Chikhale, 32; Sudhark R. Mankar, 42; Ajay D. Chikhale, 45; Vitthal D. Thote, 45 and Ramesh O. Helondey, 48, and their bodies have been sent for autopsy.
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The police have arrested the driver of the truck for the mishap and are investigating the exact causes of the accident which left the Qualis in a crumpled heap of metal on the road. (IANS)