7 die as jeep rams into truck on Maharashtra highway

The group was heading to a pilgrimage site in Buldhana, said police

Updated on: May 24, 2017, 10:22:27 IST

Hindustan Times | By Yogesh Joshi, Pune

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Seven people were killed and two injured as the jeep they were travelling in collided with a truck on the Ahmednagar-Aurangabad road in Maharashtra on Wednesday morning.

The driver of the jeep lost control over the vehicle, said police. (HT)

According to the local police, the group was on a pilgrimage to a shrine in Buldhana.

The driver of the jeep, according to police, lost control, hitting the truck head-on .

The victims are Manohar Gaikwad, Ankush Nemane, Mubarak Tamboli, Balu Chavan, Swapnil Chavan, Arun Shinde and Gokul Gaikwad.

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Yogesh Joshi
Yogesh Joshi is Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times. He covers politics, security, development and human rights from Western Maharashtra.

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