Maharashtra: Five killed, three injured in SUV-tractor collision in Sangli district

Maharashtra: Five people were killed and three others were reported injured in an SUV-tractor collision in Sangli district. The accident took place near Miraj on Ratnagiri-Pandharpur road around 11 am, a district police official said. A 12-year-old boy and a woman were among those killed, while two more passengers of the speeding SUV were undergoing treatment at the Miraj civil hospital, he said.

The SUV was heading towards Ratnagiri from Kolhapur. The tractor, travelling in the opposite direction, was carrying bricks, the official said, adding that its driver was arrested for rash and negligent driving. A case has been registered and further probe is on, he said.

Earlier, in an unfortunate incident, at least 9 people lost their lives as a speeding tanker rammed into an auto in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur. As per reports, one child has been reported injured in the accident. The police on Tuesday informed that the tempo in which the nine deceased were travelling was hit by a speeding milk tanker.

The incident occurred in the afternoon when the tempo which was carrying 11 people from Ghatampur in Kanpur, was headed towards Jehanabad.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Kumar Singh said "11 passengers were travelling in the tempo and nine of them were killed in the accident. Two of them were injured and rushed to the hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable."

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