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Five Killed in Beed District Car Crash Caused by Potholes
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News18•18-10-2026, 16:15
Five Killed in Beed District Car Crash Caused by Potholes
- •Five people including an 11-year-old boy died when their car crashed into a state transport bus in Maharashtra's Beed district.
- •The accident occurred around 11 am on the Khamgaon-Pandharpur National Highway when the car swerved to avoid potholes on a bridge.
- •All five occupants died on the spot and the car was reduced to a mangled heap of metal.
- •The victims were residents of Majalgaon and were travelling towards Tuljapur in Dharashiv district.
- •The fatal crash sparked public outrage and a massive road blockade by locals protesting against poor highway maintenance.
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The fatal crash occurred when a speeding car swerved to avoid potholes on a bridge and collided head-on with a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus.
Five occupants inside the car, including an 11-year-old boy, died on the spot after the vehicle was reduced to a mangled heap of metal.
The fatal crash sparked public outrage regarding poor road maintenance and substandard construction, prompting locals to stage a road blockade that halted traffic for hours.
