A father and his son were hit by a speeding car while crossing the Pune–Bengaluru National Highway at Kashil in Satara taluka, leading to the death of the father who suffered critical injuries. The accident took place on the evening of January 31. The deceased has been identified as Santosh Shankar Pawar (39), a resident of Mhavshi village in Patan taluka, who was currently living in Shivraj Nagar area of Kashil in Satara. The impact of the collision left both the father and son seriously injured.
A complaint in this connection has been filed at the Borgaon police station by Santosh Pawar’s 13-year-old son, Raj Santosh Pawar, a resident of Mhavshi in Patan taluka. As per the complaint, Raj and his father were crossing the highway at around 7 pm when a white car bearing registration number MH 12 FU 7399, coming at high speed from the Karad side, struck them forcefully. Both were immediately taken to a hospital for treatment, but Santosh Pawar succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
In another road accident reported last week, a car travelling from Shirwal towards Lonand plunged into an approximately 50-foot-deep pit excavated for the Nir-Deoghar canal water pipeline near the Waghoshi pass. The accident, which occurred around 6 pm on Wednesday, claimed the lives of two young men on the spot and left three others critically injured.
The deceased have been identified as Vansingh alias Jassi Gopalsingh Rajput (22), a resident of Lonand, and Rohit Balu Tople (33), originally from Kundal in Sangli district and currently living in Lonand. The injured — Chetan Sunil Shinde (24) of Korhale, Bibi village in Phaltan taluka; Rohit Sukhdev Bhoi (24) of Indira Nagar, Lonand; and Durgesh Madhav Dhaygude (22) of Shelke Patil Vasti, Lonand — have been admitted to hospital.
The Waghoshi pass road, known for being narrow, winding and in poor condition, has long been considered hazardous for motorists. After the vehicle fell into the deep canal pit, all the occupants were trapped inside and unable to escape. Following a strenuous rescue operation, the car was eventually lifted out using a crane. The injured were immediately rushed to a private hospital in Lonand, where they received primary treatment.