Three dead, four injured as car overturns in Jalgaon's Kannad ghat section
Mumbai (PTI): Three persons were killed and four injured after their car overturned in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, some 490 kilometres from here, an official said on Thursday.
The incident took place late Wednesday night at Kannad ghat section in Chalisgaon when a group of seven persons from Shevgaon in Ahilyanagar were on their way to Ujjain in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, he said.
"The car overturned after the driver lost control in the ghat's hilly terrain. All seven occupants of the vehicle sustained serious injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital, where three, identified as Tukaram Ambhore (27), Shekhar Durpate (31) and Ghanshyam Pisote (30), were declared dead on arrival," he said.
An accidental death case was registered and further probe is underway, the official added.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
