4 killed as driver loses control, car hits divider on expressway in Maharashtra

Members of a family in Nagpur were returning in a car after attending a function in Pune. The driver lost control, and the vehicle crashed into the divider.

Four persons, including two women, were killed after the car they were travelling in hit a divider on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Washim district, an official said on Friday.

While on the highway, the driver felt sleepy and briefly stopped the car to answer nature's call. (Representative image)

The incident occurred around 8 pm on Thursday between Wanoja and Karanja on the high-speed carriageway, he said.

Five members of a family from Umred in Nagpur district were returning in a car after attending a function in Pune. Near channel number 215, the driver of the car lost control of the wheel, and the vehicle crashed into the divider, said the official from the Mangrulpir police station.

Of the car occupants, Madhuri Jaiswal and Vaidehi Jaiswal died on the spot, while Sangeeta and Radheshyam Jaiswal succumbed to their injuries in a hospital, the official said.

The person driving the car suffered injuries and is being treated in a hospital in Washim, he added.