Four labourers killed, five injured as pickup hits flyover railing on Nashik-Pune highway near Sinnar

Four labourers were killed and five seriously injured when a pickup carrying workers hit a flyover railing on the Nashik-Pune highway near Sinnar at about 3 am on Saturday (the 17th). The accident took place in the Dodi area, between the Gonde and Datli underbridges.

Three of the dead were from West Bengal and one was from Bihar. The injured are being treated at a private hospital.

Police have identified the dead. MD Bisu Asamuddin (25) was a resident of Tarsur, Talsur taluka, Malda district, West Bengal. Sajeman Ali Sajibur Rahman (21) was from Badshahi Rasta, Talsur, Malda district, West Bengal. Abdul Mohammad Hussain Kalam (22) was from Gajpada, Lohdanga taluka, Kishanganj district, Bihar. Khurshid Alim Abdul Rahim (19) was from Amdol Ghat, Harishchandrapur taluka, Malda district, West Bengal.

Concretisation work is under way on the Nashik-Pune highway in the Dodi area these days. The labourers had been working on it till late at night. After the work ended, they were travelling in the pickup (MH-14, KQ-2361) to a camp in the Gurewadi area. Near the Gonde and Datli underbridges, the driver lost control and the pickup hit the flyover railing. The impact was so severe that three labourers fell from the flyover straight onto the road below.

On learning of the accident, ambulance drivers of the Sinnar Rural Hospital, Purushottam Bhatjire, Sham Londhe and Ganesh Gaikwad, reached the spot. The injured were rushed by ambulance to Shivai Hospital, where it was found that four of them had already died. The remaining five injured were admitted to Yashwant Hospital for treatment.

The five seriously injured are Tuhit Alam (19), Sajid Alam (19), Sameer Hussain (20), Mehebuba Alam (23) and Ayab Ali (20). They are undergoing treatment.

An accident entry has been made at Wavi police station. Assistant constables Rahul Nirgude and Arjun Nimbekar are investigating further.