Video: 9, Including Women & Children, Killed After Speeding Bolero Crashes Into Truck In Maharashtra's Bhandara
At least nine people, including women and young children, were killed in a devastating road accident on the Nagpur-Raipur National Highway near Pimpalgaon in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district early Friday morning. The accident took place around 4 a.m. when a speeding Bolero SUV crashed into the rear of a truck that was entering the highway from a roadside petrol pump. According to police, the…
A horrific road accident claimed at least nine lives, including those of women and young children, near Pimpalgaon in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on Friday morning. Around 4 a.m., a speeding Bolero SUV collided with the rear of a truck that had just entered the highway from a roadside petrol pump. According to police, the Bolero was en route from Raipur, Chhattisgarh, to Nagpur when the collision occurred.
The impact was so severe that the SUV sustained significant damage. At least nine individuals perished in the devastating incident near the Pimpalgaon petrol pump on the Nagpur-Raipur National Highway in Lakhni taluka. CCTV cameras captured the Bolero speeding along the highway moments before the collision. Police and emergency services arrived at the scene promptly to commence rescue and relief operations.
The exact sequence of events leading to the crash, including the speed of the Bolero SUV and the truck's unauthorized entry onto the highway, are under investigation by law enforcement. The tragic loss of women and children has further exacerbated the sorrow in Bhandara district, where the community mourns the untimely deaths. Further information about the identities of the victims and the ongoing police investigation is forthcoming.
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