Pune Dumper Accident:- A heart-wrenching news is coming from Pune, Maharashtra. A painful accident happened today, i.e. on Monday morning. NineA dumper crushed nine people sleeping on the sidewalk. Three people have died in the accident.
Whereas 6 six people have been taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police officers have reached the spot. Surprisingly, two children, including a newborn, were also among the people crushed by the dumper. However, the exact cause of the accident could not be ascertained. The police have registered a case and are engaged in action.
The incident is said to have happened at midnight in the Wagholi Chowk area of Pune city. Where three people, including two children, sleeping on the sidewalk have died. The condition of the injured people is said to be critical.
According to police officials, the dumper of a private company in Pune got unbalanced, climbed on the sidewalk, and crushed the labourers sleeping in the slums there. After the accident, there was screaming at the spot. The bodies of the victims and the injured were lying. Blood was spread all around.
VIDEO | Maharashtra: At least three persons killed, and several others injured as a dumper runs over people sleeping on footpath in Pune. Visuals from the spot.#PuneNews #PuneAccident
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According to preliminary information, the dumper driver was inebriated and lost control of the heavy vehicle travelling from Pune to Wagholi.
The victims have been identified as one-year-old Vaibhavi Ritesh Pawar, her two-year-old brother Vaibhav Ritesh Pawar and a 30-year-old man named Rinesh N. Pawar. According to information, the injured were admitted to Sassoon Hospital.
According to locals, about a dozen workerscamee from Amravati on Sunday to work at various construction sites in the area. Locals said that the local police and officials have started investigating the real cause of the accident.