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Woman killed in highway accident in Maharashtra's Latur; kin block road, burn tyres
Updated On: 01 January, 2026 09:11 PM IST | Latur | mid-day online correspondent
The accident occurred at Vasantrao Naik Chowk on Wednesday night. Angered by the incident, the woman's kin brought her body in an ambulance onto the highway and staged a ‘rasta roko’, burning tyres, and raising slogans against the authorities
Locals claimed that the stretch has witnessed nearly 100 fatalities over time. Representational pic
A woman was killed after her scooter was hit by a speeding car on the Ratnapur–Nagpur National Highway in Latur, Maharashtra, triggering protests by her family members, news agency PTI reported, quoting the police on Thursday.
The accident occurred at Vasantrao Naik Chowk on Wednesday night. The victim, identified as Pratiksha Tarachand Rathod, died on the spot, an officer said.
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