Car-tractor collision in Gangavati: Person headed for Ayyappa Maalaadhaarana dead, 2 others injured
Gangavati: In a collision between a car and a tractor transporting sugarcane, a person who was heading for Ayyappa Maalaadhaarana died during the early hours of Wednesday near Shri Rama Nagar in the taluk.
The deceased Ayyappa devotee has been identified as Nagesh Rao (56), an owner of a sweet shop at Shri Rama Nagar, said sources.
Anjuru Camp residents Sheshadri Rao and Suresh were also injured in the accident and later admitted to the Gangavati government hospital.
Accompanied by two senior seers in his car, Nagesh Rao was headed to the Swamy Ayyappa Temple at Vidya Nagar around 5.30 am to participate in the Ayyappa Maalaadhaarana ritual. When the car in which the trio was travelling reached near a brook between Shri Rama Nagar and Pragati Nagar by the main road, a tractor transporting sugarcane reportedly collided with their vehicle.
Nagesh Rao, who was driving the car, immediately died due to the impact, it is learned.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Gangavati Rural Police Station.
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Three youngsters drown in river during picnic in Pune district
Pune (PTI): A weekend picnic at Pavana river in Pune district of Maharashtra turned tragic for a group of youngsters on Sunday, with three of them drowning in the water body, police said.
A group of seven men had gone to the river near Thugaon in Maval tehsil in the afternoon.
"Three of the seven youths could not gauge the depth of the river and slipped into a whirlpool. Their friends raised an alarm; however, by then, all three had drowned," said Dinesh Tayde, senior police inspector, Lonavala (Rural).
He said the bodies were retrieved with the help of local rescuers.
The deceased have been identified as Ashwin Bhalerao (18), Ayan Shaikh, and Prathamesh Shinde (21), who were residents of Yerwada, Hadapsar, and Sayyadwadi in Pune, respectively.
In a similar incident, three men drowned in the Jadhavwadi dam in Maval tehsil while attempting to click a selfie two days back.
