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Tragic Accident in Kolhapur: Alto car plunges into roadside well, one dead
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News18•08-10-2026, 21:09
Tragic Accident in Kolhapur: Alto car plunges into roadside well, one dead
- •Dhananjay Subhash Shete (41) lost his life after his Alto car plunged into a roadside well on the Chikurde-Karanjavade road in Walva taluka.
- •Shete, who worked at the Warna Complex in Warananagar, met with the accident on Tuesday night while returning home.
- •Family members started searching for him when he did not return, eventually finding a broken car mirror and indicator pieces near the well.
- •On Thursday morning, water was pumped out and the car was pulled out using a crane and special rescue equipment.
- •His untimely death has cast a pall of gloom over the entire Aitavade Budruk village.
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The driver, Dhananjay Subhash Shete, likely failed to gauge the roadside well while passing through the Chikurde-Karanjavade road at night, causing his Alto car to plunge directly into it.
After pumping out the brimful water using machinery brought from Karad, an emergency rescuer descended into the well, and the car was pulled out using ropes and a crane.
After the family realized he had not returned home and his phone was switched off, a search on Wednesday led to the discovery of a car mirror and broken indicator pieces near the well, confirming late that night that the vehicle was inside.
