In a tragic accident early Friday morning, at least six people lost their lives, and 15 others sustained serious injuries when a traveller collided with a motorcycle before crashing into a tanker. The incident occurred around 3:00 AM, police confirmed. The mini bus/traveller was carrying passengers from Belagavi, Karnataka, who were returning from a pilgrimage to the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain, reports the TOI and other local dailies.
Names of the deceased
Jyoti Prakash Khedekar (age 64, Anandnagar, Vadgaon, Belagavi), Sangeeta Mestri (age 52, resident near Datta Mandir, Shivaji Nagar, Belagavi), Neeta Patil (age 46, resident Kranti Nagar, Ganeshpur, Belagavi) and Sagar Shahapurkar (age 45, resident Hosur, Belagavi).
The impact of the crash was devastating, claiming four lives on the spot, while two more succumbed to their injuries at MY Hospital in Indore. Hospital authorities stated that 17 injured individuals were admitted for treatment. Among them, 65-year-old Sagar and 50-year-old Neetu died during treatment. A child was placed in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, while others, suffering from fractures and multiple injuries, were reported to be in stable condition.
Manpur Police Station SI Ravi identified the deceased bikers as Himanshu from Dharampuri and Shubham from Sendhwa, both of whom died on the spot due to the collision’s impact.
The injured were identified as:
- Savita (40), wife of Tukaram
- Subhash Ren (35)
- Sheetal Ramchandra (27)
- Teerath (48), son of Ramchandra
- Shruti (32), wife of Amar
- Bhav Singh (36)
- Shiv Singh (31), son of Shrikant
- Babita (56), wife of Fakira
- Raju (63)
- Malwa (60), wife of Krishna
- Sunita (50), wife of Shrikant
- Prashant (52)
- Shankar (60)
- Lata (62)
- Bangal Wadiyappa (55)
Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, while rescue and medical teams continue to assist the injured.