Five killed in separate road accidents in Nagpur city

At least five persons, including a couple and a young woman, were killed in three separate road accidents involving trucks and two-wheelers in Nagpur city, police said on Saturday.

At least five persons, including a couple and a young woman, were killed in three separate road accidents involving trucks and two-wheelers in Nagpur city, police said on Saturday. In the first incident, Devanand Uke (43) and his wife Soni Uke (39) lost their lives when a speeding truck collided with their motorcycle near Kamgar Nagar on Friday night when they were returning home after attending a funeral, police said. Rahul Santosh Raut (34) and Laxman Dadaji Dhengre (42) were killed when a truck rammed into their mini truck near Vihirgaon on Outer Ring Road late Friday night, an official said. A 20-year-old pillion rider, identified as Akansha Patil, was killed in the afternoon after she fell from a running motorcycle in Pardi area and came under the wheels of a mini truck, he said.

Cases were registered at different police stations under the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicle Act.