Jalgaon Road Accident: 16 Labourers Killed, 2 Injured After Truck Overturns in Maharashtra
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Sixteen labourers were killed after a truck overturned in Maharashtra s Jalgaon district, police said on Monday.
All the deceased were labourers from Abhoda, Kerhala and Raver in the district, police said, adding they died after their papaya-laden truck overturned shortly after midnight near a temple at Kingaon village. Five labourers have sustained serious injuries and are being treated at a rural hospital, police said. Heart-wrenching truck accident in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest, PM Modi said in a tweet posted by his office.
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Fifteen people were killed and five others injured after a truck carrying labourers overturned and fell into a roadside pit in Maharashtra s Jalgaon district in the wee hours of Monday, police said.
The accident took place near a temple in Kingaon village around 1 am when the papaya-laden truck was on its way to Yawal tehsil in Jalgaon from Dhule, an official from Yawal police station said.
The deceased included two children, aged 3 and 5 years, and a 15-year-old girl.
The labourers belonged to Abhoda, Vivra, Kerhala villages and Raver tehsil in the district, the official said.
As many as 15 labourers died while two injured after a truck overturned in Jalgaon district of Maharastra. This tragic incident took place near Kingaon village in Yawal taluka when their papaya-laden truck overturned near a temple. The deceased include 7 Men, 6 women and 2 children. All the deceased were labourers from Abhoda, Kerhala and Raver in the district, police said.
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased in the truck accident in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.