The Gujarat-registered Toyota Fortuner met with the accident on the Nashik-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar highway in the Yeola taluka around 11 pm on Tuesday, an official said
Two of the seven occupants of the SUV died at the scene, while five sustained serious injuries. Representational Pic/File
Three persons were killed and four others injured after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in flipped upside down in Maharashtra's Nashik district, an official said on Wednesday, reported the PTI.
The Gujarat-registered Toyota Fortuner met with the accident on the Nashik-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar highway in the Yeola taluka around 11 pm on Tuesday, he said.
The person behind the steering wheel lost control of the vehicle while trying to save a two-wheeler near Sai Puja Hotel on the border of Rayate and Erandgaon Shivar. The SUV hit the road divider and turned turtle, the official said, according to the PTI.
Two of the seven occupants of the SUV died at the scene, while five sustained serious injuries. One of the injured persons later died at the District Hospital in Nashik, police said.
All the victims are residents of Surat in neighbouring Gujarat. The death toll might go up as the injured persons are in critical condition, they added.
Meanwhile, in an another incident in Pune district, the Pune Motor Vehicle Court has ordered a 28-year-old man caught driving under the influence of alcohol to print and distribute 1,000 handbills on the dangers of drunk driving among motorists at traffic signals in the city, according to the PTI.
The Pimpri Chinchwad police said that the court handling the cases related to violation of provisions under the Motor Vehicles Act, also slapped Rs 10,000 fine under section 23 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
The offender was caught driving a vehicle under the influence of liquor on July 22 this year in Hinjawadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad.
"A case was registered against him under the relevant sections of Motor Vehicle Act. On Monday, the Motor Vehicle Court slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 and ordered him to print 1,000 handbills on the dangers of drunk driving and distribute them among motorists at traffic signals," a police officer from the traffic branch of Pimpri Chinchwad said, the news agency reported.
From January to September, the Pimpri Chinchwad police have taken action against the offenders in 2,984 cases of drunk driving and filed cases in the court.
(with PTI inputs)
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
