Three killed, four injured in a road accident on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway

Three people died on the spot and four others were injured. Pic/Hanif Patel

Three people including a one-year-old child and a 65-year-old man died in a road crash near Kasa on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway on Sunday afternoon, while four others travelling in the same car were seriously injured.

Confirming the incident, the Superintendent of Police, Palghar district Balasaheb Patil said, "All of them belong to the same family and are the residents of Nalasopara. They were travelling in a WagonR car and heading to Bhilad in Gujarat."

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"Prima facie, it seems that the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into a truck on the highway from behind. Three people died on the spot and four others were injured. The injured people have been rushed to a nearby hospital where they are undergoing treatment," Patil told mid-day.

Kasa police is in the process to register a case under relevant sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicle Act, the Superintendent of Police added.