Akola, Aug 17 (PTI) A 27-year-old man was killed on the spot when the car he was driving hit a tree in Maharashtra's Amravati district on Saturday, police said.

The incident took place around 11 am near Sukali village.

The deceased was identified as Chetan D Zhamre.

Zhamre, his wife and two other members of his family, which hailed from Rohankhed in Akola district, were going to Daryapur.

Zhamre's wife and the other two were critically injured.

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