1 dead as car hits van at Atal Setu toll plaza
NAVI MUMBAI, Oct. 4 -- A 42-year-old fisherman died and the driver was injured after a speeding car rammed into their pickup van near Atal Setu toll plaza in Ulwe early on Thursday. They were on their way back home in Raigad after selling fish at Sassoon Dock, the police said.
According to the police, the incident occurred around 6.55 am on Thursday when the fishermen, Suhas Shankar Jathari, Gajanan Jagdish Kendu and Tejas Borji, were returning to Murud in Raigad in a pickup van, being driven by Abhishek Sharad Jawlekar, after selling their stock at Sassoon Dock.
When they reached the Atal Setu toll plaza in Shelghar in Ulwe, a speeding car rammed into their van from behind. Jathari, who was seated in the rear cabin of the pickup van, sustained severe head injuries and was bleeding from his nose and mouth. He, along with the driver who was also injured, was rushed to a hospital in Ulwe, where he was declared dead, said a police officer. A notice of appearance has been issued to the car driver, he added....
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