Accident: 16 labourers killed, several injured as truck overturns

Maharashtra: At least 15 labourers killed while two were injured after a vehicle overturned near Kingaon village in Yawal taluka of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra on Sunday night. The deceased include 7 men, 6 women, and 2 children.

Meanwhile, the truck driver has been arrested by the local police. Five labourers have sustained serious injuries and are being treated at a rural hospital.

All the deceased were labourers from Abhoda, Kerhala, and Raver in the district, police said, adding they died after their papaya-laden truck overturned shortly after midnight near a temple at Kingaon village.

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