Beed: Speeding Car Kills Three Of Family On Diwali Eve On Ahilyanagar-Solapur Highway

In the heart-wrenching tragedy on Diwali eve, a speeding car struck a motorcycle carrying a family of three, resulting in their untimely deaths near Bambulgaon on the Ahilyanagar-Solapur highway. The victims were Sudam Maruti Padole (57), his brother Devidas Maruti Padole (55), and their 10-year-old granddaughter Shreya Padole, all from Kelsangvi village.

The two brothers had decided to sell their harvested cotton to raise funds for Diwali celebrations, despite the harsh drought conditions. Tragically, they loaded the cotton bales into a goods auto-rickshaw and were traveling with Shreya to purchase new clothes and firecrackers. As they approached the Bambulgaon crossroads, a speeding car on the highway collided with their motorcycle, causing the vehicle to crumple and the occupants to be thrown onto the road.

The impact was so devastating that all three occupants sustained critical injuries and died at the scene. The car driver fled the accident scene but was later arrested on Sunday. The family had hoped to fulfill Shreya's wish for new clothes and firecrackers, a dream that was tragically cut short. The village of Kelsangvi, where the family lived, was left in deep sorrow following the loss of three family members, with households refraining from lighting cooking stoves in mourning.

The incident has sparked demands for stricter actions against reckless drivers endangering lives on highways.