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Maharashtra: Five pilgrims killed in road mishap

Maharashtra: Five pilgrims killed in road mishap

| @indiablooms | 08 Nov 2019, 11:03 am

Belagavi, Nov 8 (UNI) Five pilgrims from Mandoli village in Belagavi taluk, who were on their way to Pandharpur to pay obeisance to Vithal and Rukmini, were killed on the spot when the SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a brick-transporting tractor-trolley near Sangola town in Solapur district in Maharashtra early Friday.

According to sources, seven others were also injured along with the 5 deceased.

Around 13 devotees travelling to Pandharpur from Belagavi in a Bolero vehicle for God vital dharshan, their vehicle hit to the train tor and five devotees died on the spot, another seven persons were injured and admitted to the hospital, sources added.

Police said the deceased were identified as Krishna Vaman Goankar (50), Mahadev Kanbarkar (48), Balu Ambewadikar (50), Arun Datta Mutkekar (38) of Mandoli village and driver Aadha Devappa Patil (40), a resident of Hangarga village.

Belagavi rural MLA Smt Laxmi Hebbalkar heard the news and immediately contacted to Solapur (Maharashtra) MLA Praneethi Shunde extend his help to deceased family member and injured persons.

A pall of gloom descended on the village as the news of the accident reached them. It was the other pilgrims and the injured who informed the family members of the deceased about the accident.

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