Tragedy Strikes En Route to Funeral: Three Dead in Nashik Car Accident

Three people died and one was seriously injured after their vehicle rammed into a parked container truck in Nashik, Maharashtra. The victims, on their way to a funeral, met with the accident around 4:30 am on the Mumbai-Agra national highway. A police case has been registered, and investigations are ongoing.

In a tragic event, three individuals lost their lives while one sustained serious injuries in a car accident in Nashik's Wake Shivar region, Maharashtra, early Thursday morning. The victims were traveling to a funeral when their vehicle crashed into a parked container truck around 4:30 am on the Mumbai-Agra national highway, an official confirmed.

The collision involved a sports utility vehicle carrying four occupants that collided with a roadside stationary container truck near Hotel New Baba. Among the deceased were Meenakshi Arun Hiray (53), her sister Anisha Vikas Sawant (40), and her husband Vikas Chintaman Sawant (45). Vaibhavi Pravin Jadhav (17), the fourth occupant, suffered severe injuries and was promptly hospitalized for treatment.

Residents of Thakurli in Thane district, the victims were en route to Malegaon to attend a relative's funeral. Police have launched an investigation and registered a case to determine the cause of the incident, the official stated.