Latest News in India: An autorickshaw trolley train slipped down from a bridge near Semadoh on the Paratwadi Dhani route on Monday morning after it lost control on the winding road in Melghat. Collector Saurabh Katiyar said that 30 injured passengers and four dead bodies were found. Three critically injured persons have been hospitalized and are undergoing treatment at the Primary Health Centre at Semadoh.
Out of the three injured persons, a 22-year-old man was an Agniveer aspirant and had cleared its recruitment exam, his relative said, reported PTI.
The five persons were sitting on the tractor-trolley carrying concrete poles to install electric cables.
The vehicle suddenly toppled at a turn near Punhai village and the cement poles fell on the five persons, causing serious injuries to them, an official from Borakhedi police station said.
After receiving information, the Borakhedi police rushed to the spot and the injured persons were admitted to the Motala rural hospital, the official said.
Labourers Mangesh Gyandev Satav (29) and Ramdas Punjaji Belokar (42) died during treatment. The other three injured persons were undergoing treatment at the Buldhana district hospital.