As per data available, as many 16 persons had lost their lives in six different accidents reported in last two months on the 45-kilometre stretch of NH-59 between Mangod to Machliya Ghat.
Accident was reported on Thursday afternoon when deceased Subhash, 35, and Onkar, 40, of Minda village came out of petrol pump with diesel cane and were crushed to death by a rashly driven vehicle (GJ20/A2279).