Pune road accident: Nine people including six-year-old killed near Jejuri; PM Modi announces ex-gratia

Pune Accident Latest News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed his condolence on the the loss of lives in a road accident on the Jejuri-Morgaon road in Pune, Maharashtra. He also announced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 to the injured.

The PMO India handle in a post on X said, "Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to a road accident on the Jejuri-Morgaon road in Pune, Maharashtra. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon."

"An ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM @narendramodi," it added.

Pune accident latest news: 

According to the police, as many as nine people have died in a road accident involving a Sedan and a pickup truck in Maharashtra's Pune district on Wednesday.

The incident took place outside a hotel on the Jejuri-Morgaon road around 6.45 pm. One of the deceased owned the hotel. He and his staff were unloading a refrigerator from the pick-up vehicle when the accident occurred. "While the fridge was being taken out, a speeding car carrying six people veered off the road and rammed into the pick-up truck," said Tanaji Barade, deputy Superintendent of Police, Pune Rural.

In the accident, the car hit five people – the hotel owner, the pick-up driver and the three men who were helping with the unloading. These five men, along with four persons in the car including a six-year-old boy and a woman, were killed. A woman and her daughter, also in the car, sustained injuries and were rushed to hospital, the official added. Police were probing what caused the car to veer off the road, deputy Superintendent Barade said.

With agency inputs.