Vasai couple killed in road accident while holidaying in Philippines
Palghar (PTI): A couple from Maharashtra's Palghar district was killed in an accident while vacationing in the Philippines, church authorities said on Tuesday.
Gerald Pereira (50) and his wife Priya (46) were riding a two-wheeler in Badian, Philippines, on May 10 when a truck hit them and they rammed into an electric police, the chief priest of St Thomas Church in Vasai said.
He said the Pereira couple resided in the Sandor area of Vasai.
Priya died on the spot, while Gerald sustained critical injuries and succumbed during treatment at a hospital in the Southeast Asian country.
The couple is survived by their son and teenage daughter. Further details regarding the repatriation of their remains were awaited, the church authorities stated.
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Two labourers die as soil caves in at construction site in Ranchi
Ranchi (PTI): Two labourers died after soil caved in at an under-construction apartment complex in Ranchi, police said on Tuesday.
The incident happened near Ram Temple in the Gonda police station area on Monday, they said.
"Both victims were working at the construction site. The bodies were handed over to their family members," SP (City) Paras Rana said.
Both the deceased hailed from Thakurgaon in Burmu block, police said, adding that an investigation has been ordered.
