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ACCIDENT-INDIA
10 killed, seven injured as dumper collides with SUV
MUMBAI, Feb 3, 2020 (BSS/PTI) – Ten people were killed and seven others
injured after a dumper truck collided with their sports utility vehicle (SUV)
in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, a police official said on Monday.
The mishap took place around 11 pm on Sunday when Balu Narayan Chowdhary
and his family members were on their way to Chinchol village after attending
a marriage function in Chopra village, located around 400 km from here, he
said.
A dumper truck coming from the opposite direction collided with the SUV on
Chopra-Faizpur road near Hingola village in Yaval tehsil, the official at
Faizpur police station said.
Chowdhary, his wife and eight other SUV occupants died on the spot, he
said.
Seven others in the car sustained injuries and they were taken to different
hospitals in Jalgaon, he said.
The victims were residents of Chinchol and Mehul villages under Muktai
tehsil, the official added.
BSS/PTI/FI/ 1224 hrs