Five students killed, nearly 30 injured in road accident
Mangalore Today News Network
Mumbai, Feb 19 2018, DH News: At least five students were killed and nearly 30 others were injured when a truck in which were travelling, turned turtle in Kolhapur district in the early hours of Monday.
The accident happened on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway near Nagaon village, when a group of 40-plus students were on their way to Sangli, in a truck carrying a ’ShivJyot’ to mark the birth anniversary of legendary Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
According to reports, to aviod dashing a motorcycle speeding from the other side, the driver applied brakes, making the truck veer and turn turtle.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed condolences to the bereaved families.
"Shocked and saddened to know about the tragic accident near Nagaon where 5 students from Walchand college, Sangli, carrying ’ShivJyot’, lost lives while returning to Sangli. My deepest condolences to all families. Praying for speedy recovery of injured students," Fadnavis tweeted.
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