Mumbai-Goa highway: Four killed, two injured as van rams into SUV in Raigad

According to police, the four deceased have been identified as Suryakant More, Sahil Shelar, Prasad Natekar and Sameer Minde, while those injured are Suraj Nalawade and Shubham Matal. “The victims were from Mahad city. They had decided to go to Loneri village to have coffee at midnight. The village is about 20 km away from their place,” an officer from Raigad police said.

However, their Scorpio ran out of diesel on the way and they had to stop. “They had stopped on one side of the flyover,” the officer added. “One of them left to fetch diesel, while the others waited there. A speeding towing van came from behind and rammed into them,” the officer said.

#मुंबई_गोवा_महामार्गावर आज पहाटे झालेल्या भीषण अपघातात 4 ठार आणि 3 जण गंभीर जखमी झाले आहेत.. मृत सर्वजण महाडचे रहिवाशी आहेत..वीर रेल्वे स्थानकाजवळ हा अपघात झाला.#raigad #mumbai_goa_highway pic.twitter.com/L8ceqVeCoa

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2 critically injured

Police said three of them died on the spot, while the fourth victim succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. Two others were critically injured. “The driver of the van was transporting a high-end car from Chiplun to Panvel. He was taken into custody,” the officer said.

Police said the driver Suyog Subhash Sahastrabudhe (25) was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.