A tempo packed with guests heading for an engagement ceremony collided with a speeding container truck on Monday on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, killing 13 people and
several injured, police said.
The accident occurred near Dhaniwari village under Dahanu taluka at around 4 pm when the Eicher tempo, packed with more than 50 passengers, was heading for the engagement ceremony of one Balaram Jairam Dandekar, hailing from Bapugaon Khadkipada village, they said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed grief over the death of 13 persons in an accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway in Palghar district on Monday and announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.
An Eicher tempo packed with more than 50 passengers heading for an engagement ceremony collided with a speeding container truck near Dhaniwari village under Dahanu taluka at around 4 pm.
In a statement, Fadnavis said the accident had resulted in the death of 13 persons, while around 20 were injured.
The CM paid heartfelt tributes to those who lost their lives and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured. He also announced that the state government would provide Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the next of kin of each deceased victim.
The injured have been admitted to the sub-district hospital at Kasa and a hospital in Dhundalwadi, he said.
Fadnavis said he was in constant touch with the district administration and that the Superintendent of Police was personally present at the accident site.
Rescue operations at the spot have been completed, he added.
