4 of family killed in Samruddhi accident
NAGPUR, July 5 -- In yet another fatal accident on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg, four members of a family were killed late Thursday night after their car crashed into a divider near Karanja in Washim district.
A total of approximately 2,500 accidents have taken place on the Samruddhi Expressway between December 2022 and July 3, 2025, of which 135 were fatal, resulting in the death of more than 225 people.
The incident occurred between Wanoja and Karanja, when the Jaiswal family from Umred in Nagpur district was returning home from Pune after attending a family function. The vehicle, carrying five people, is believed to have lost control near channel number 215 on the expressway and rammed into the central divider.
Four passengers died in the crash, while the driver sustained serious injuries.
The deceased have been identified as Vaidehi Jaiswal, 25, Madhuri Jaiswal, 52, Radheshyam Jaiswal, 67, and Sangeeta Jaiswal, 55. The driver, Chetan Helge, 25, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Washim.
"Two of the victims died on the spot. The others were rushed to hospital, where Radheshyam and Sangeeta succumbed during treatment," said Kishore Shelke, police inspector, Mangrulpir....
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