Thane: An accident in Thane District killed four people including a 16-year-old boy while injured five others this Saturday morning, the police said.
The accident reportedly took place around 7 am near Kihnavali bridge in Shahapur of Thane district. The deceased and the injured were reportedly waiting for transport vehicles to go to Nashik when a speeding car hit the people waiting at the spot.
After being alerted about the incident, police rushed to the spot and rushed the injured to a nearby hospital, where four of them were declared dead,” an official said, PTI reports.
The official added among the injured are a couple and their two minor girls and a couple. They were immediately shifted from Shahapur Rural Hospital to Thane Civil Hospital for further treatment.
Local MLA Pandurang Barora, who visited the spot, said, “Some of the victims even fell off the bridge after being hit by the speeding vehicle.