Three killed in two road accidents in Buldhana district during Diwali

Two road accidents in Buldhana district during Diwali left three people dead. Two youths were crushed under a tractor in one, and a motorcyclist was killed by a speeding vehicle in the other.

The first accident took place in the Bhosa Mal area of Sindkhed Raja taluka at about 11 am on Tuesday. The driver of a tractor carrying fodder lost control while descending a slope, and the tractor overturned. Two youths were crushed under it and died.

The dead are Mauli Anantrao Davne (22) and Mahesh Prakash Ranveer (19). Both were residents of Wadgaon Kehal in Mantha taluka of Jalna district. They were taking a tractor loaded with fodder to Dhandarwadi Dattapur. The tractor overturned on the Bhosa Mal slope on the Wardadi-Chincholi road. The accident, in the middle of the Diwali festival, plunged the village into mourning.

The second accident happened on Monday night near Rudra Petrol Pump at Datala, on the road from Malkapur to Buldhana. A speeding vehicle hit a motorcycle hard. The rider, Yogesh Babansing Jadhav (38), died in the accident. He was a resident of Takarkhed in Nandura taluka. After the collision, the driver fled the spot with the vehicle without informing the police.

According to the information available, Jadhav had come to Malkapur on 9 November for some work. After finishing it, he was returning from Malkapur to Takarkhed on his cousin's motorcycle, registration number MH 28 / BP 5278. Near Rudra Petrol Pump, the driver hit his motorcycle while driving the vehicle fast and negligently. Jadhav suffered serious injuries and died on the spot.

On learning of the accident, Shailendra Sardarsing Jadhav (42) lodged a complaint with the police. He is a farmer and lives in Takarkhed. A case has been registered at the police station on his complaint.