Kolhapur, Sept. 2 -- Three individuals, including a woman, were killed in an accident at Kasarmalai in Mhasala tehsil of Raigad district today.
According to police, an autorickshaw en route to Kanghar village from Sanderi slammed against a roadside direction indicator after its brake failed on a sharp turn.
In this incident, rickshaw driver Santosh Babasaheb Sawant (40), was killed on the spot while five others were injured.
Tragically, two of the injured were in a serious condition. Later both of them died during the medical treatment at Mangaon sub-district hospital.
The police identified the two deceased as Shantaram Kalidas Dhokate and Sharmilabai Tukaram Dhokate.
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