Pune Accident News: Sulabai Balasaheb Chorghe, 52, who was seriously injured in the road accident near Shri Kshetra Kundeshwar, died while undergoing treatment at Birla Hospital in Pune. Her death has taken the toll in the accident to 11. Eighteen other women are still in intensive care units at different hospitals.
The accident took place on August 11, the third Monday of the Shravan month, when a pickup truck carrying 40 women to Shri Kshetra Kundeshwar for a temple visit lost control on the first turn of the Kundeshwar hill road. Ten women had died at the scene. Thirty others were seriously injured and admitted to intensive care units in various hospitals.
Doctors have since moved 11 of them to general wards as their condition improved. Chorghe, who was initially treated at Sushrut Hospital, was shifted to Birla Hospital in Pune after her condition worsened. She died at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the accident. He announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the families of each deceased. Injured persons will receive Rs 50,000, the Prime Minister's Office said.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also expressed sorrow. He announced Rs 4 lakh compensation for the next of kin of each victim in a post on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the guardian minister of Pune district, said the local administration has been asked to provide free medical assistance to the injured.