Speeding van knocks down women devotees along Thanjavur-Tiruchirappalli NH

A speeding van fataly knocked down five devotees including four women who were on a padyatra along the ThanjavurTiruchirappalli national highway on Wednesday reported PTIThe victims natives of Pudukottai district were proceeding to Samayapuram Mariamman temple when the accident took place said the policeAs per the PTI report the Tiruchirappallibound van rammed into them at Valambakudi village early on WednesdayOne woman who sustained injuries has been admitted to Thanjavur government medical college hospitalAs per officials a case has been registered and investigation is currently underwayChief Minister M K Stalin announced an exgratia of Rs two lakh each to the families of the victims In a statement he also announced Rs one lakh to the woman undergoing treatmentMumbai Five dead 42 injured as in accident on MumbaiPune ExpresswayA Pandharpurbound bus carrying warkaris or pilgrims hit a tractor on MumbaiPune Expressway leaving at least five persons killed and 42 injured reported PTI on TuesdayNotably tractors are not allowed on the expresswayThe bus was carrying 54 warkaris devotees of Lord Vitthal to Pandharpur in Solapur district ahead of the Ashadhi Ekadashi celebrations from Dombivli near MumbaiAccording to deputy commissioner of police Vivek Pansare the accident took place around midnight near Panvel in Navi MumbaiAs per the PTI report the speeding bus hit the tractor from behind while trying to overtake it police said Among the five deceased three were passengers from the bus while two were persons riding on the tractor identified as driver Tarvez Salahuddin Ahmed 27 and Deepak Sohan Rajbhar 30The deceased bus passengers were identified as Hausabai Hari Patil 65 Ramdas Narayan Mukadam 71 and Gurunath Bapu Patil 65 said the PTI reportAfter hitting the tractor the bus broke through the barricade of the expressway falling into a 20feet deep gorge an official saidThe injured pilgrims were rushed to a private hospital As per the PTI report the condition of seven of them was serious he saidAddressing the media at the Navi Mumbai hospital Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced that the families of the deceased will be paid financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each and that the government will bear all expenses of the treatmentPolice were probing the causes of the accident and those responsible will face action the CM saidI met each and every injured who told me that they were alive due to the blessings of Lord Pandurang said Shinde