Five members of a family, including three children, were killed after a container running from the wrong side of the road rammed into their car in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Pune-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Pune</a> district of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Maharashtra-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra</a> early on Wednesday, police said.
The accident occurred near Ranjangaon on Pune-Ahmednagar highway around 1.30 am, they said.
"Six members of a family were travelling to Pune in a car. When they reached near Karegaon, a container coming from the wrong side, collided with their vehicle. Five of the family were killed in the accident, while a woman was injured," an official of Ranjangaon police station said.
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Three of the deceased were children, including a four-year-old girl, he said, adding that two other victims were men.
The injured woman was admitted to a nearby private hospital, he said.
An offence has been registered against the driver of the container under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Motor Vehicles Act.
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Six members of a family were travelling to Pune in a car. When they reached near Karegaon, a container coming from the wrong side, collided with their vehicle. Five of the family were killed in the accident, while a woman was injured," an official of Ranjangaon police station said.

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