Maharashtra: 7 Medical Students, Including BJP MLA’s Son, killed In Car Accident; PM Announces Ex-Gratia

According to media reports, the accident happened after a Mahindra XUV 500, plunged off a bridge when the driver lost control over the vehicle. The SUV was heading to Wardha from Deoli.

Wardha: Maharashtra BJP MLA Vijay Rahangdale’s son was among the seven killed in a car accident near Selsura around 11.30 pm. Superintendent of Police Prashant Holkar said that the car in which the deceased were travelling in fell from a bridge while they were on their way to Wardha.

According to media reports, the accident happened after a Mahindra XUV 500, plunged off a bridge when the driver lost control over the vehicle. The SUV was heading to Wardha from Deoli.

The driver, reportedly, lost control after a wild boar hit their vehicle. An official statement from Wardha Police is awaited. The students had finished their exams and were returning from a party when the mishap took place.

The deceased students have been identified as Avishkar, son of MLA Vijay Rahangdale of Tirora Constituency in Gondia district, Neeraj Chauhan (First Year MBBS), Nitesh Singh (2015 Intern MBBS), Vivek Nandan (2018, MBBS Final), Pratyush Singh (2017 MBBS), Shubham Jaiswal (2017 MBBS), and Pawan Shakti (2020 MBBS).

PM announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced Rs. 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives in the accident near Selsura, Maharashtra. The injured will be given Rs. 50,000, the PMO said.

PM @narendramodi announced that Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives in the accident near Selsura. Those who are injured would be given Rs. 50,000.

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 25, 2022

This is the third major road accident in the last 48 hours in Maharashtra. An accident took place on the Pune-Nagar highway on Sunday which took the lives of five people in the mishap. In another accident, three siblings were killed in a truck and two-wheeler accident in Parbhani. In just 24 hours, eight people have been killed in road accidents in Maharashtra.