Nashik, April 4: A devastating accident occurred in Nashik, Maharashtra, on Friday night. Around 10 PM, a car plunged into a roadside well in the Shivajinagar area, resulting in the deaths of nine family members. The incident has cast a shadow of grief over the entire Dindori taluka. Authorities are currently investigating the matter.
Reports indicate that a meeting was held at the Rajee Banket Hall in Shivajinagar, organized by Vadje Classes. The Dargode family had traveled from Indore (Dindori taluka) for the meeting. Afterward, as they were returning home in their Maruti XL car, the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to fall into the well filled with water. The scene quickly drew a large crowd of onlookers.
Upon receiving news of the accident, Tehsildar Mukesh Kamble, Police Inspector Bhagwan Mathure, Chief Officer Sandeep Chaudhary, along with police, fire brigade, disaster management teams, and local residents rushed to the site. The well was filled with water, complicating the rescue operation. By midnight, two cranes were used to retrieve the car.
Rescue teams recovered the bodies of eight individuals from the vehicle, while a special operation was launched to find a girl who had drowned in the well. Her body was later discovered.
The deceased include Sunil Dattatreya Dargode (32), Reshma Sunil Dargode (27), Rakhi alias Gunvanti (10), Madhuri Anil Dargode (13), Shravani Anil Dargode (11), Asha Anil Dargode (32), Shreyash Anil Dargode (11), Srishti Anil Dargode (14), and Samruddhi Rajesh Dargode (7).
An NDRF team also arrived at the scene, and rescue efforts continued late into the night. The Dindori police have registered this heart-wrenching incident and are conducting further investigations.
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