10 killed as container truck hits 4 vehicles before ramming into hotel in Maharashtra
Mumbai (PTI): At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured after a container truck hit four vehicles and then rammed into a hotel on a highway in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Tuesday, police said.
The accident took place at around 10.45 am near Palasner village on Mumbai-Agra highway in Dhule, located more than 300 km from the state capital, a police official said.
The brakes of the truck failed, following which its driver lost control over the wheels. It hit two motorcycles, a car and another container from the rear side.
The truck then rammed into a hotel near a bus stop on the highway and overturned, he said.
"At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured," the official said.
The truck was going towards Dhule from Madhya Pradesh.
The victims included some of those waiting for a bus at the stop, he said.
After being alerted, the police rushed to the spot.
The injured persons were rushed to hospitals in Shirpur and Dhule, the police said.
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MBBS student dies after fall from college hostel building in Kochi
Kochi (PTI): A medical student died after falling from the seventh floor of the hostel building of a private medical college here, police on Sunday said.
Fathimath Shahana K was a second-year MBBS student of the Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences in Chalakka here, they added.
The incident occurred at 11 pm on Saturday.
The initial investigation suggested that she accidentally slipped from the corridor of the seventh floor of the building. However a detailed inquiry and inquest proceedings are underway, they added.
Following the incident, the police have reached the spot and launched a probe.
A case has been registered for unnatural death, police said.
