Farmer, 8-year-old son killed, wife hurt after hit by mini-truck driven by drunk man

Around 9.15 pm on July 31, Bhausaheb, Anita and Ashwin were on their way home after work. When they were on the road between Pabal and Kanhur Mesai villages, their bike was hit by the Tempo from behind, knocking all of them down. All three were taken to a nearby hospital by some local residents. Bhausaheb and Ashwin were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

“The investigation has revealed that the driver was driving under influence. He has been arrested and charged with culpable homicide,” said Inspector Pramod Kshirsagar of the Shikrapur police station.

The youngest of Bhausaheb and Anita’s four children, Ashwin was a Class 3 student.

Expressway traffic diverted after container overturns in Khandala tunnel

The traffic on the Pune-Mumbai corridor of the expressway had to be diverted for two hours on Wednesday after a container overturned inside the Khandala tunnel around noon. An officer from the state highway patrol said the Mumbai-bound container ended up blocking the entire width of the corridor. “We diverted the traffic via Pune Mumbai Old Highway till the time the container was removed by cranes,” said highway police Superintendent Lata Phad.

The traffic flow was restored around 2 pm, officials said.