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At least 15 people were killed and two injured after a vehicle overturned near Kingaon village in Yawal taluka of Jalgaon district on Sunday night
The truck with 15 labourers on board was going from Dhulia to Raver when the mishap took place.
New Delhi: At least 15 people were killed and two injured after a vehicle overturned near Kingaon village in Yawal taluka of Jalgaon district on late Sunday night (February 14). The truck with 15 labourers on board was going from Dhulia to Raver when the mishap took place.
According to reports, among the deceased include two children - a 6-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl. The truck was loaded with papaya. The mishap took place as the vehicle s steering was locked.
15 killed, 5 injured after truck overturns in Jalgaon
Jalgaon: 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, the 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.
A 14-year-old boy, who was sleeping on top of the truck, escaped unhurt, the official said.