The workers said they were sleeping. The dumper arrived at high speed and left, crushing its companions.
In Pune, around 1 am on Sunday evening, a dumper crushed 9 people sleeping on the sidewalk. 3 people died in the accident and 6 people were seriously injured.
Two children are also among the dead. One of them is 1 year old and the other is 2 years old. The accident took place in Kesnand Phata area of Wagholi. The driver of the dumper was drunk. He was arrested.
Police said about 12 workers were sleeping on the sidewalk. Eyewitnesses said the dumper was traveling at high speed. He advanced, crushing the sleeping people. After that, the injured workers started screaming. We took him to the hospital and informed the police.
2 days ago, a 4-year-old child playing on the sidewalk in Mumbai was crushed to death by an SUV car driver. His father also works as a laborer.
The dumper crushed the workers around 1 a.m. in the night. After his cries, the workers who were sleeping in the cabin reached the path.
All the workers were residents of Amravati. Police said Vishal Vinod, 22, died. Meanwhile, Janaki Dinesh Pawar (21), Rinisha Vinod Pawar (18), Roshan Shashdu Bhosale (9), Nagesh Nivrutti Pawar (27), Darshan Sanjay Vairal (18) and Alisha Vinod Pawar (47) ) are treated in hospital. .
The injured were first admitted to Inox Hospital, from where they were sent to Sassoon Hospital. All of them reside in Amravati. He had come to Pune for work and was now returning after work.
A case of culpable homicide has been registered against the driver of the dumper. Police said the dumper was registered to Biltwell Enterprises. A case of culpable homicide has been registered against the driver. After the incident, the accused dumper driver Gajanan Shankar Totre (26) was arrested. His interrogation continues.
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