Maharashtra: Two killed, six injured as drunk driver rams tempo into pedestrians in Palghar

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Two persons were killed and six injured, some of them seriously, after a drunk man driving a tempo knocked down pedestrians and two-wheeler riders in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Friday, reported news agency PTI.

The incident took place in the Wada area on Wednesday night, he said. The police have arrested the tempo driver but are yet to share his details.

The tempo first hit pedestrians Ashok Kalingada (36) and Ajinkya Berde (35), killing them on the spot. The drunk driver then rammed the vehicle into a few two-wheelers, injuring six persons, a police official said, reported PTI.

The injured individuals have been admitted to a local hospital where some of them are said to be in critical condition, he said, reported PTI.

The station house officer of Wada police station said the tempo driver has been booked under the Indian Penal Code for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and the Motor Vehicles Act.

In another incident, the driver of a milk tanker was killed after the vehicle overturned on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Thursday, police said, reported PTI.

A large quantity of milk spilled from the tanker on the highway, causing traffic disruption on the busy route, they said.

The tanker overturned at Wada Khadakona under Kasa police station limits at around 12.15 pm, a police official said, reported PTI.

The vehicle's driver was killed in the accident, he said.

Meanwhile, the police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have arrested 25 individuals for not following rules in renting their premises to foreign nationals, an official said on Thursday, reported PTI.

The property owners had given their premises to foreigners for residential or commercial purposes within the jurisdiction of the Tulinj police station in Nalasopara (East), on the outskirts of Mumbai, he said, reported PTI.

According to an official release, such owners must inform the police within 24 hours of renting out their premises. As per existing laws, those not complying with the requirement are liable for action.

However, despite wide publicity about the clauses and repeated warnings, the property owners failed to follow the rules, the official said.

(With inputs from PTI)