01 July,2024 06:08 PM IST | Palghar | mid-day online correspondent
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A schoolgirl was killed and and six persons were injured in a collision between an autorickshaw and motorcycle on Dahanu-Jawhar road in Palghar district in Maharashtra on Monday, a police official said, reported the PTI.
The incident took place in the morning near Charoti village when the autorickshaw stopped midway and the two-wheeler coming from the opposite direction rammed into it, he said.
"The autorickshaw overturned resulting in the death of 14-year-old Sangeeta Dokphode, who was going to school in the vehicle. Six others were injured, some of whom are serious and are being treated at Kasa sub district hospital. A probe into the incident is underway," the Palghar police official added, according to the PTI.
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3 persons killed, 1 injured as speeding SUV rams into car in Ahmedabad
Meanwhile, in an another incident, at least three persons were killed and one was critically injured when a speeding SUV rammed into another car in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Monday morning, police said, reported the PTI.
The accident took place at a 'T' junction on the Sardar Patel Ring Road at around 5 am, they said.
The number plate of the SUV belonged to another car, sources said, as per the PTI.
The State Monitoring Cell (SMC), which keeps a watch on illegal liquor sale in Gujarat, denied reports that its team was chasing the SUV.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic (West), Neeta Desai said the SUV driver was in their "custody" and a probe was ordered to find out if he was speeding because of their involvement in any illegal activity.
She said the SUV coming from the Vaishnodevi Circle hit the other car when the latter was taking a turn towards Rajpath Club Road.
The deceased have been identified as SUV occupant Om Prakash (37), the other car's driver Ajit Kathi (32) and its occupant Manish Bhatt (52), both residents of Viramgam town in Ahmedabad, she said.
Om Prakash and the SUV's driver Rajendra Sahu, who was seriously injured, were residents of Rajasthan, she said.
"The SUV going towards Bopal rammed into another car, which was coming from Bopal side and taking a right turn towards the Rajpath Club Road. Two occupants of the car and one person in the SUV died on the spot. The SUV's driver was undergoing treatment at a hospital," said Desai, according to the PTI.
After being alerted about the incident, which was also captured in CCTV cameras, local police and fire brigade teams rushed to the spot to rescue the victims from the wreckage.
The SMC denied reports that its team was chasing the SUV.
"We would like to clarify that none of our teams were chasing that SUV. It was just a rumour spread by some people," SMC's Deputy Superintendent of Police KT Kamaria said in a statement, the news agency reported on Monday.
(with PTI inputs)
