Vijayapura: 6 labourers including driver died in truck-jeep collision
Vijayapura, November 21: In gruesome incident, six labourers including a driver died when a truck and jeep collided each other on Vijayapura- Hubballi State Highway 218 in Babaleshwar police station limits here on the wee hours of Wednesday.
The deceased have been identified as jeep driver Vikas Vilas, Mustafa Isaac Mangarula, Gajanana Firaji Doney, Toufiq Syed, Abbas Abdul Patel and Mehaboob Noor Saab. All the five died on the spot and Mehaboob died in the hospital.
All the deceased have been travelled in jeep and they hailed from Maharashtra. The accident occurred near Honaganahalli in the taluk. The labourers were on their way back to Honaganahalli in the jeep after completing their work in the state highway road development.
As the truck collided with the jeep, the jeep completely damaged. Mehaboob Saab had his engagement just a week ago. Babaleshwar police registered a case.
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Nine killed, 25 injured as state transport bus overturns in Maharashtra's Gondia district
Gondia (PTI): At least nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured when a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus overturned in Gondia district on Friday afternoon, police said.
Citing preliminary information, a senior police official said the MSRTC bus 'Shiv Shahi' was carrying 36 passengers and heading to Gondia district from Bhandara when it flipped over at Davva village under Sadakarjuni taluka while trying to overtake another vehicle.
Nine passengers were killed and 25 others injured in the accident which took place at around 12.30 pm, he said.
The injured passengers were shifted to hospital, the official added.
