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Beed Road Accident: Car Collides With ST Bus, Five Dead
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News18•18-10-2026, 17:46
Beed Road Accident: Car Collides With ST Bus, Five Dead
- •A horrific road accident in Majalgaon, Beed district, Maharashtra, resulted in the deaths of five people on the spot and left one seriously injured after their car collided with an ST bus.
- •The tragedy occurred around 11 am near Shindewadi Phata on the Khamgaon-Pandharpur National Highway while the victims were heading for Tuljapur darshan.
- •Locals have blamed the poor construction quality of the highway for the frequent accidents and demanded action against the contractor.
- •In separate tragic incidents in Madhya Pradesh, accidents in Gwalior and on the Jabalpur-Katangi road claimed several lives and left many injured.
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The fatal crash occurred when a speeding car swerved to avoid potholes on a bridge and collided head-on with an MSRTC state transport bus on the Khamgaon-Pandharpur National Highway, killing all five occupants on the spot.
The five victims who died in the collision were Omkar Mahadev Giri, Gajanan Mahadev Namdas, his 11-year-old son Samarth, Somnath Bade, and Anil Acharya, all of whom were residents of Majalgaon heading towards Tuljapur.
The fatal crash sparked public outrage over deteriorating road conditions, prompting locals to stage a road blockade on the Majalgaon-Telgaon stretch to protest against substandard construction, poor maintenance, and fissures that caused the accident.
