Nagpur, Nov 5 (PTI) A 45-year-old man was killed when he lost control of his car and crashed it into a paan shop in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, police said on Friday.

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The accident took place near Khindsi in Ramtek police station area of the district late on Thursday night, an official said.

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Bablu alias Rajkishore Jagjivan Rahate (45), a resident of Ambedkar ward, was driving to Ramtek from Tumsar around 10 pm, when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed it into a roadside paan shop, he said.

The front portion of the car was badly mangled in the accident, and Rahate was rushed to a hospital in a badly injured state but died while being shifted to Nagpur for treatment on Friday, the official said.

An offence under section 304 (A) (causing death by rash or negligent act) of the IPC has been registered, he added.

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