Nashik car accident: Nine members of the same family were killed in Maharashtra’s Nashik late Friday night, as their car plunged into a water-filled well in Dindori Taluka, the police said. According to police, six children were among the ones who lost their lives in the incident. The police said that the tragedy unfolded at around 11:30 pm, approximately 40 kilometres away from Nashik city, and the ones who died were residents of Indore village.
Car occupants were returning home
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According to preliminary reports, the people who lost their lives had attended an annual function at a banquet hall in Shivajinagar earlier, and were returning home when they met the ill-fate. Police’s findings suggest that the car was being driven by one Sunil Dattatreya Dargode, who lost control while navigating a dimly lit stretch of road. The police said that the driver failed to notice the open well in darkness, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and plunge directly into the deep, water-filled pit.
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All the occupants of the vehicle were trapped inside the submerged vehicle, leaving them with almost no chance of survival.
Nashik car accident: Rescue teams pressed into operation
On receipt of the information, emergency services, including local police, fire brigade, disaster management teams and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rushed to the spot. However, water present inside the well hampered rescue efforts, officials said. Thereafter, the authorities deployed two hydra cranes and enlisted the help of local divers to locate and retrieve the vehicle. Despite swift action, none of the occupants survived the incident. Bhagwan Mathure, a cop attached to the Dindori police station, said that the rescue operation lasted over two hours. The vehicle was pulled out by 12:15 am on Saturday, along with the bodies of the victims.
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Locals spot heartbreaking scenes at the site
Eyewitnesses described harrowing scenes at the site after the rescuers recovered the bodies, many of whom were children still dressed in costumes from the function they had attended earlier in the evening. The ones who lost their lives have been identified as Sunil Dattu Dargude, his wife Reshma, their daughter Rakhi, Asha Anil Dargude, her kids Shreyash and Srishti and nieces Madhuri, Shravai and Samruddhi.
Police probe on
The police said they have registered a case and have launched a probe into the incident. While initial reports point towards fault from the driver’s end, authorities are examining the case from all aspects, including road conditions and visibility, to determine what led to the accident.
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