Inebriated dumper driver mows down 3, including two toddlers, sleeping on footpath
Hindustan TimesA drunk driver veered his dumper truck off the road onto a footpath crushing nine people sleeping on the footpath killing three, including two toddlers, and injuring six others in Kesnand Wagholi at the wee hours on Monday, officials said. The family who had come from Amravati to Pune in search of casual work were sleeping on the footpath adjoining huts along the roadside when the accident took place.” The deceased have been identified as Vishal Vinod Pawar, 22; Vaibhavi Ritesh Pawar, 1, and Vaibhav Ritesh Pawar, 2. Another eyewitness said, “The tragedy has left the hutment dwellers shocked, and a state of panic has gripped the families of labourers.” Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar visited the spot in the afternoon and met the families of accident victims. The state government will take care of medical expenses of the injured and extend other benefits to the affected families after discussion with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis,” said Pawar.
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