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4 Killed, Two Injured As Van Rams Into SUV In Raigad: Mumbai-Goa Highway

A towing high-end car rammed into a stationed SUV on the Mumbai-Goa highway. It caused the death of four people and left two others injured.

The accident occurred in the wee hours of Friday close to Veer railway station in the Raigad district.

The driver of the towing van, identified as Suyog Sahastrabudhe, is 29 years old and has been arrested by Mahad Taluka police for rash driving.

The SUV had eight passengers, all of whom were from Mahad Taluka. The accident occurred while he was towing the high-end car from Chiplun to Panvel.

The four people who were killed during the crash were identified as Suryakant Sakharam More, 27, from Nave Nagar; Sahil alias Ritik Nathuram Shelar, 25, from Kumbharli; Prashant Natekar, 25, from Navenagar and Sameer Sudhir Minde, 35, from Das Gaon.

The injured have been identified as Shubham Rajendra Matal, 27, from Shirgaon and Suraj Ashok Nalawade, 34, from Chambharkhind.

“A group of eight friends had casually decided to travel to Lonere village. However, the vehicle ran out of fuel midway and was parked near a railway overbridge when the crash occurred,” said police inspector Santosh Jadhav of Mahad taluka police station.

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