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Death toll in Nashik bus accident climbs to 26: Police
The death toll in Tuesday's bus-auto rickshaw collision in Maharashtra's Nashik district mounted to 26 on Wednesday with recovery of more bodies from the well in which both the vehicles had fallen.
Mumbai: The death toll in Tuesday's bus-auto rickshaw collision in Maharashtra's Nashik district mounted to 26 on Wednesday with recovery of more bodies from the well in which both the vehicles had fallen, a police official said.
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He said 32 people remained admitted in hospitals.
#UPDATE Nashik accident: Total 26 dead & 32 injured after a bus and a rickshaw fell into a well after ramming into each other, in Deola area yesterday. Rescue operation has been called off. #Maharashtra
— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2020
The accident occurred on Tuesday evening when a speeding state transport (ST) bus collided with an auto-rickshaw, causing both the vehicles to fall into a roadside well at Meshi Ghat near Deola in the north Maharashtra district, around 200 kms from here. (PTI)