Three youths returning from Katol temple die as cruiser hits motorcycle on Kondhali-Katol road
Two brothers and a friend, returning to Kondhali after Navratri darshan at Katol, were killed on the spot in a head-on collision near Kalkuhi-Mendhepathar turn on Saturday night.
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Three young men returning from darshan of Goddess Jagdamba at Katol during Navratri were killed on the spot in a head-on collision on the Kondhali-Katol road on Saturday night, bringing grief to two families.
The dead are two brothers and a close friend. Mourning has settled over Kondhali and over Karanja (Ghadge), the brothers' native village.
According to the information available, Hemraj Ganpat Uikey (27), a resident of Shiva Sawanga in Nagpur Rural tehsil, was travelling with his family in a Cruiser, registration number MH 27 BE 4389, to Shrikshetra Paradsinga and Katol for darshan of the goddess. The three youths, who live and work in Vikas Nagar, Kondhali, were returning to Kondhali on a motorcycle, registration number MH 31 BW 3404, after darshan at Katol.
Between about 11.15 pm and 11.30 pm on Saturday, the two vehicles collided head-on near the Kalkuhi-Mendhepathar turn on the Kondhali-Katol road. The impact was so severe that the motorcycle was smashed to pieces. All three riders died at the spot.
The dead are the brothers Deepanshu Damodar Chaphle and Roshan Damodar Chaphle, residents of Karanja, and their friend Lokesh Jagdish Barange, a resident of Manikwada in Ashti tehsil. All three were originally from Karanja and Ashti tehsils of Wardha district and were living in Kondhali for work.
On learning of the accident, Kondhali police station in-charge Sumit Partaki, head constable Pramod Tabhane and Umesh Gurnule reached the spot with police personnel. Ambulance driver Sanjay Gaikwad and social workers Parimal Hinganakar and Sagar Bharsakle also helped promptly with relief and rescue work.
After the panchnama, the bodies of the three youths were sent to Katol Rural Hospital for post-mortem. Police have detained the Cruiser driver. A case has been registered and a further legal investigation has begun.
