Eleven members from two families died on the spot and three others sustained grievous injuries in an accident which occurred on the Mumbai-Goa Highway at 11.15 pm on Sunday. The accident occurred near Dabhil village in Ratnagiri district after a sand-laden dumper that was on its way to Goa jumped lane and crashed into a Qualis that was headed for Malad from Sangameshwar.

Mangled remains of the Qualis that the Chavans and the Manes were travelling in. The two families were on their way home after seeing a prospective bride for one of the deceased. Pic/Dilip Jadhav