India News | 2 Killed, 23 Injured as Van Overturns in Palghar

Palghar, Mar 13 (PTI) Two persons were killed and 23 others injured after their van overturned in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Sunday.

Also Read | Supreme Court Directs CBI to Pursue Case for Custody of Boy From His Alleged Paedophile Egyptian Father Who Flouted Court Order and Fled Egypt.

The accident took place around 5.30 pm on Saturday at Panchmarg in Tarapur town, an official at the district police control room said.

Also Read | Russia Threatens To Destroy Convoys Carrying Foreign Weapons For Ukraine, Says Report.

The driver of the van, which was carrying some villagers, lost control over the wheels following which the vehicle overturned, he said.

Two persons were killed. They were identified as Mukesh Singh (32), from Bhilwadi village, and Gayatri Maji (36), from Kurgaon, he said.

Twenty three others were injured, including some of them seriously, the official said, adding that they were admitted to two private hospitals.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)