Nine members of a family, including six children, were killed in a freak accident late at night in Shivajinagar area of Dindori tehsil in Nashik district of Maharashtra on Friday.
Videos showed dozens of people gathering at the site late at night, while efforts were underway to extract people from the well.
The operation lasted about two hours. The car and the bodies were recovered after midnight and taken to a nearby government hospital, where doctors declared all nine dead.
The victims were traveling in a multi-use vehicle (MUV) after attending a meet organized by a private training institute in Dindori town, according to an earlier HT report. They are all residents of Indore village
According to Dindori Police Inspector Bhagwan Mathur, the car veered off the road and the driver apparently failed to notice the roadside well in the darkness. According to the report, all passengers were trapped under the submerged car.
Maharashtra CM in accident
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed his condolences to the victims and said the government would provide financial assistance. $5 thousand for the heirs.
Fadnavis wrote on
“I spoke to Minister Girish Mahajan, who visited the accident site and coordinated efforts. The state government will provide financial assistance $5 thousand to the heirs of the deceased. The district administration was also ordered to investigate this incident.
Local residents helped in the rescue efforts
Two cranes were deployed, while local swimmers assisted in the rescue efforts. “None of the passengers survived,” Dindori Mathur police inspector said.
Passengers were reportedly trapped inside after the vehicle was submerged in water.
Police teams and local residents rushed to the scene and began the rescue operation. Officials said: “It was difficult to recover the car because it was submerged in a well containing a large amount of water.”
Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan described a tragic incident in Shivaji Nagar and said there was a very big mistake on the part of officials
Describing the incident, Mahajan said: “The car fell into the well at night. All nine people died. How could there be a well in the middle? This is a very big mistake by the officials. We have ordered an investigation,” news agency ANI reported.
“The families of the deceased will be given Rs 5 lakh from the administration,” he added.
Dindori police registered a case and opened an investigation into the incident.
