Two persons were killed and one was injured in two separate road accidents in Maharashtra's Thane district, in wee hours of Wednesday, officials said.
A car hit an electric pole after its driver lost control over the wheels in Manpada area of Ghodbunder Road in Thane city at around 3.45 am on Wednesday, local civic body’s Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) chief Avinash Sawant said.
Maharashtra Police, RDMC team, and fire personnel rushed to the spot after being alerted and pulled out the two occupants out of the vehicle and took them to a hospital. Upon reaching the hospital, one person, identified as Padam Mengani (25), a resident of Mulund in neighbouring Mumbai, was declared brought dead, reported PTI. The other person was admitted to the hospital for treatment, the official said.
In another accident, a pedestrian, Afsar Sheikh, was killed after being knocked down by a speeding car in Ulhasnagar township at around 1 am on Tuesday, an official from central police station in Ulhasnagar said.
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He added that the car then hit a tree and the occupants, who were intoxicated, tried to run away. However, some people chased and caught hold of the driver and turned him over to the police.
The victim's body was sent to a government hospital for a post-mortem.
According to the official, the police have filed a complaint against the individual who was arrested under provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act.
Earlier this month, four people died and 15 were injured after a bus rammed into a truck on the Pune-Solapur highway near Yavat village in the Pune district of Maharashtra. The incident happened at 5 am on February 5 and the injured were reported to be out of danger, reported ANI.
(With inputs from PTI)