{
  "id": 15457287,
  "title": "Five killed as car crashes into State transport bus in Maharashtra's Beed district",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/five-killed-as-car-crashes-into-state-transport-bus-in-maharashtras",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T17:19:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/five-killed-as-car-crashes-into-state-transport-bus-in-maharashtras-beed-district/article71600280.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A tragic accident occurred in Beed district of Maharashtra on October 18, 2026, when a car crashed into a State transport bus, killing five people, including an 11-year-old boy. The collision happened around 11 a.m. at Shindewadi Cross Road on the Khamgaon-Pandharpur National Highway, approximately 55 km from the district headquarters. According to police, the victims, all residents of Majalgaon, were traveling towards Tuljapur in neighboring Dharashiv district when their car lost control while attempting to avoid potholes on a bridge, resulting in a head-on crash with the bus. CCTV footage showed the speeding car swerving to avoid the potholes, leading to the fatal crash. The deceased have been identified as Omkar Mahadev Giri (24), Gajanan Mahadev Namdas (38), his son Samarth (11), Somnath Bade (23), and Anil Acharya (40). Locals expressed outrage over the poor condition of roads on the Majalgaon-Telgaon stretch, staging a road blockade and causing traffic to come to a standstill for several hours before officials restored order.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}