Maharashtra: 3 Morning Walkers Killed, 1 Injured by Speeding Truck in Akola District
Three persons were killed and one was seriously injured after a mini-truck hit them while they were out on a morning walk in Maharashtra's Akola district on Thursday, police said.
Akola, Dec 10: Three persons were killed and one was seriously injured after a mini-truck hit them while they were out on a morning walk in Maharashtra's Akola district on Thursday, police said.
The accident took place around 6 am on Akot-Anjangaon state highway, Akot rural police station's inspector Dnyanoba Phad said.
The four victims were walking on a roadside when the mini-truck hit them.
Three of them died on the spot, the official said.
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The deceased have been identified as Shaligram Uttamrao Raut (60), Uttamrao Kisanrao Nathe (60) and Gajanan Nemade (55), all from Akot town. The bodies were sent for post-mortem and the injured person was admitted to a hospital in Akola, the official said. The truck driver was detained, he added.
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