Jalgaon, Apr 3 (UNI) Three people, including a woman, from the district were killed on the spot and five others were seriously injured after a pick-up van they were travelling in dashed against the protection wall in Kannad Ghat.
According to Chalisgaon Rural Police, the members of a Mali family, residents of Patondo village in Chalisgaon, along with their 20 relatives had gone by a pickup van to Shrirampur in Sambhajinagar district to fulfil their vow.
On their return journey to Chalisgaon, the driver of the van suddenly lost control on the wheel at a large bend near the foot of Kannada Ghat and the van crashed into a roadside guardrail on Wednesday night.
In this accident, Sarjabai Mali (65), Nana Damu Mali (58, both of Patonda, Chalisgaon), and Rahul Mahajan (35, of Gudhe, Bhadgaon) died on the spot.
All the injured have been admitted to private and rural hospitals in Chalisgaon.
The Chalisgaon Rural Police has registered a case of accidental death in this regard.
Further investigation was on, sources added.
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