Five killed, two injured after speeding truck runs over them in Solapur

At least five women were killed and two others were injured after a speeding truck ran over them in Maharashtras Solapur district on Tuesday the police said reported the PTIAccording to the PTI the accident occurred in Bandgarwadi village on the PandharpurAtpadi Road in Solapur at around 345 pm an official saidThe victims who were farm workers were waiting for a state transport bus when a speeding truck rammed into them he saidLocals rushed to the scene after hearing the womens screams and alerted the Sangola police station the official saidFive women died on the spot while two victims who were in critical condition were referred to a hospital in Pandharpur he saidLocals thrashed the truck driver and handed him over to the police the official said the news agency reported on TuesdayFollowing the incident a huge crowd gathered at the scene disrupting traffic on the road he saidPersonnel from Sangola police station dispersed the crowd after assuring strict action against the driver he saidThe truck driver was also admitted to hospital as he sustained injuries in the attack by locals the official said adding that a case will be registered against himMan rams SUV into woman cop in Khar heldMeanwhile in an another incident a man allegedly driving his car in an inebriated state hit a woman and an onduty police officials with his SUV on a busy road in Khar area of Mumbai the police said on Tuesday reported the PTIThe police have arrested the suspect who has been identified as Hiten Desai in connection with the accident an official saidThe accident took place at around 745 pm on Sunday an official said as per the PTIHiten Desai who was allegedly drunk at the time of the incident was driving from Linking Road in Bandra west and had reached Khar west when the incident happened he said according to the PTIThe suspect first hit a woman who was standing with her husband near their twowheeler and then proceeded to ram the SUV into an onduty policeman who tried to stop him the official saidHiten Desai did not stop the vehicle but locals managed to intercept him after some distance and handed him over to the traffic police he said the news agency reported on TuesdayThe accused has been arrested under sections 279 rash driving 337 endangering life 353 assault on public servant 308 culpable homicide and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicle Act the official saidwith PTI inputs