Maharashtra: Three killed, 11 injured in road accident in Palghar district

Three persons were killed and 11 others injured five of them seriously in an accident involving a tempo and a maxi cab in Maharashtras Palghar district on Monday evening an official said reported news agency PTIRoad accident in Palghar Accident took place at Valwanda villageThe accident took place at Valwanda village on the JawharNashik roadThe three deceased persons were on their way from Dindori in Nashik district to the Jiwdani temple in Palghars Virar reported PTIThe seriously injured persons were taken to Nashik Civil Hospital he added reported PTIRoad accident in Palghar Other similar incidentsIn another incident a couple walking on the road was crushed to death and another pedestrian was injured when a speeding dumper knocked them down in Maharashtras Palghar district on Monday an official said reported PTIThe incident took place in the Vikramgad area after which the dumper driver was arrested he said reported PTIThe speeding dumper first hit a state transport bus and then an SUV before running over three pedestrians reported PTIVictims Lakma Wagh 55 and his wife Sunita 50 died on the spot while the third person who was injured was rushed to a local hospital said assistant inspector Ravindra Parkhe of Vikramgad police station reported PTIMeanwhile police have registered a case against the driver of a dumper truck in connection with the death of its cleaner following an accident involving the vehicle in Maharashtras Navi Mumbai an official said on Monday reported PTIThe incident took place on May 23 evening when the accused was taking the vehicle for repairs the official from Panvel Town police station saidAt a road turning towards Kalamboli the driver heard a scratching sound from the wheels Upon checking he found a stone was stuck in one of the wheels and sought help of the 54yearold cleaner to remove it reported PTIWhile the cleaner was removing the stone from the wheel the accused allegedly moved the dumper crushing the former the official saidThe victim was badly injured and died on way to hospital he said reported PTIAfter being alerted the police reached the spot and sent the body to a local hospital for postmortemBased on a complaint by a relative of the deceased the police on Sunday registered a case against the dumper driver under Indian Penal Code sections 304 A causing death by negligence 279 rash driving or riding on a public way 337 causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others and 338 causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act the official saidWith inputs from PTI