Woman killed, four others hurt in accident

Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 18:38 [IST]

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Feb 6 (UNI) A 45-year-old woman was killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a loaded rickshaw and a tempo at Sharnapur phata, near here.

Police today said the victims, all from Sharnapur, were returning to their village in the rickshaw, already loaded with people, when it was hit by a speeding tempo coming from the opposite direction yesterday.

Parvati Kanhere was killed on the spot, while the injured were taken to the government medical hospital by villagers.

A case was registered against the driver of the tempo at the cantonment police station, police added.

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