In an unfortunate incident as many as five persons were killed in a major road mishap in the city. The incident occurred on Super Corridor on Friday afternoon when a speedily driven Safari coming from Chota Bangarda side rammed into a Santro car.
In the incident four persons including three women and a boy died on the spot, while one person succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital. Impact of the collision was so strong that Santro car got smashed badly from front portion.
The deceased have been identified as University professor Rameshwar Jatwa, Vinay Jatwa, Parwati, wife of Ramesh of village Budania, Dhaanibai and Kalabai, both residents of Palia village. Among the deceased includes three women pedestrians who were walking on foot on the road when the incident took place.
According to eye-witnesses, the Santro car after being hit by Safari lost it's balance and crushed three women who were going on foot, before turning upside down. Besides three women, driver of Santro car also died on the spot.
Soon after being informed, Aerodrome police and senior police officials rushed to the incident site and extricated bodies of the deceased from badly mangled vehicle. Bodies of all the deceased were sent to the district hospital for postmortem. In the incident, Safari car drive also sustained serious injuries. He has been admitted to the hospital.