Four people, including a couple, were killed while another person was injured after an SUV rammed into a stationary truck while trying to save a cow sitting in the middle of a road in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.
HIGHLIGHTS
- An SUV rammed into a truck while trying to save a stray cow in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur
- 4 people including a couple were killed in the accident
- Another person has been injured in the accident
Pankaj Bagde (26), a disc jockey (DJ) from Gadchiroli district, along with his friend Anup Tadulwar (35) had gone to Chandrapur in an SUV to buy some DJ equipment. Tadulwar’s wife, brother-in-law and a friend were also travelling with them, assistant inspector of Saoli police station Ashish Borkar said.
“It was when they were returning, that the driver lost control over the vehicle while trying to save a cow sitting in the middle of the road. The SUV hit a truck parked on the road, killing four of them on the spot,” he said.
Following this, police reached the spot and took the injured, identified as Surendra Masram (23), to a hospital in Saoli tehsil.
The deceased have been identified as Pankaj Bagde, Anup Tadulwar, his wife Maheshwari (24) and Manoj Tirthgiriwar (29).
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