<p>A sarpanch of a village in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/beed-sarpanch-murder-case-protest-march-taken-out-in-jalna-seeking-speedy-action-in-case-dhananjay-mundes-resignation-23462479" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Maharashtra's Beed district</strong></a> was killed when a vehicle transporting fly ash rammed into his motorcycle, the police said on Sunday, reported the PTI.</p>
<p>The accident occurred in the Mirwat Phata area in Beed on Saturday night, an official said.</p>
<p>According to the PTI, Abhimanyu Kshirsagar, the sarpanch of Saundana village in Parli tehsil in Beed district of Maharashtra, was heading to his village when a vehicle transporting fly-ash from a thermal power plant rammed into his two-wheeler, he said.</p>
<p>The official said that Abhimanyu Kshirsagar, who was in his 50s, sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.</p>
<p>He said that the driver of the fly ash vehicle involved in the accident was arrested, and further probe is underway.</p>
<p><strong>Drunk driver crashes car into two-wheelers in Thane district; none hurt</strong></p>
<p>Meanwhile, in an another incident, at least 10 two-wheelers were damaged when a man allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol crashed into vehicles parked on the roadside in Maharashtra's Thane districts, the police said on Saturday, as per the PTI.</p>
<p>There were no reports of injuries to anyone in the accident that took place in Kalyan town around 9 pm on Friday, an official said.</p>
<p>He said the driver, Anil Tiwari, was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when he crashed into the vehicles parked on the roadside.</p>
<p>The man was taken into police custody and was subjected to undergo further medical examination at a civic hospital in Thane district of Maharashtra, the official said, the PTI reported.</p>
<p>According to eyewitnesses, the speeding car hit many parked two-wheelers on the road and was damaged in the collision. The angry locals later intervened to stop the vehicle following the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/msrtc-bus-hits-metro-pillar-in-thane-eight-sustain-minor-injuries-23463181" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>accident</strong></a>&nbsp;and alerted the police.</p>
<p>At least 10 two-wheelers were damaged in the crash, and the police are investigating to find out if any riders sustained injuries, the news agency reported on Saturday.</p>
<p>"We are conducting a detailed probe into the incident and assessing the damages caused. Strict action will be taken against the accused," the official said.</p>
<p>(with PTI inputs)</p><p>
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A sarpanch of a village in Maharashtra`s Beed district was killed when a vehicle transporting fly ash rammed into his motorcycle, the police said on Sunday

Maharashtra: Sarpanch killed after vehicle transporting fly ash hits his motorcycle in Beed

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The accident occurred in the Mirwat Phata area in Beed on Saturday night, an official said

Sarpanch killed after vehicle transporting fly ash hits his motorcycle in Maharashtra's Beed

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