Published On : Wed, Mar 19th, 2014

Man dies in freak accident in Wadi

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Nagpur News : An elderly man was killed in Wadi area when a rashly driven truck knocked him dead on Tuesday night. The accident, police said, took place at around 9.45 pm and the driver was later taken into police custody.

The elderly man has been identified as Amrit Arjun Patil (50) who is a native of Dhule. According to information, Amrit was standing near the road in front of Mahavir Complex, Tawakkal layout, Katol Bypass when  a rashly and uncontrolled truck (MH 18 AA 7846) hit him from rear and resulted in his death. Commuters grabbed the driver Raghunath Pandit Sawant (35), a native of Jalgaon, before he could run away from the spot and handed him over to Wadi police after they arrived.

Cops arrested Raghunath after slapping charges under Sections 279, 304 (a) read with sub sections 184 of Motor Vehicle Act against the accused.

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