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Pune accident: Drunk truck driver runs over 3, including 2 kids, sleeping on footpath
Pune accident: The two children were aged 1 and 2, and the third victim was a 22-year-old man, police said.
Pune accident: A dumper truck veered off the road onto a footpath, crushing nine people who were sleeping on it, and killing three persons including two children and injuring six others in the wee hours on Monday, officials said.
According to eyewitnesses and police officials, the dumper driver, identified as Gajanan Shankar Totre (26), was driving under influence of alcohol. He has been arrested by the Pune police and charged with culpable homicide related offence.
The accident took place at 1 am near Kesnand Phata in Wagholi. The dumper truck, which was traveling at a high speed, suddenly swerved off the road and onto the footpath, where 12 people were sleeping. As many as nine were crushed by the vehicle, while others managed to escape with injuries.
The victims were immediately rushed to Sassoon Hospital, where three of the injured remain in critical condition. The deceased have been identified as Vishal Vinod Pawar (22 ), Vaibhavi Ritesh Pawar (1), and Vaibhav Ritesh Pawar (2) .
The injured include Janaki Dinesh Pawar (21) Rinisha Vinod Pawar ( 18 ) Roshan Shashadu Bhosale (9), Nagesh Nivrutti Pawar ( 27 ), Darshan Sanjay Vairal (18) and Alisha Vinod Pawar (47).
Senior police inspector Pandit Rejitwad said an investigation has been ordered into the incident. "The police have registered a case against the driver. Three persons are dead while six injured and three are critical and admitted to Sassoon Hospital," he said.
