Two killed as new car rams parked container on Saswad-Hadapsar service road

Phursungi, November 13, 2026: A car bought for Diwali ended in a fatal accident for a family. Late on the night of November 10, the car crashed into a parked container on the Saswad-Hadapsar service road. Two of the people in the car died, and the man driving it was injured.

The deceased have been identified as Sanjay Vasant Modak (49) and Avinash Balasaheb Arane (35). The injured driver is Sunil Digambar Modak (39).

Sunil Modak lodged a complaint at Phursungi police station, on the basis of which a case has been registered against the container driver.

According to the police, Sunil Modak was driving towards Hadapsar on the Saswad-Hadapsar service road, with Sanjay Modak and Avinash Arane seated in the car. The three had gone out for a drive in the new vehicle, bought on the occasion of Lakshmi Puja.

But the trip ended in the accident. A container was parked on the service road. The police said the heavy vehicle had allegedly been parked in a way that obstructed traffic, and its parking or hazard lights were not on.

The accident took place on a dark stretch of the road. Because of the darkness and the absence of any warning sign, the car driver reportedly could not see the parked container in time. The car rammed straight into the container from behind.

The impact was very forceful. Sanjay Modak and Avinash Arane died in it. Sunil Modak was injured and the new car was badly damaged.

After the accident, Phursungi police registered a case against the container driver, alleging that he parked the heavy vehicle on the service road in a dangerous manner and without switching on its parking lights. Police Sub-Inspector More is investigating.