India, July 14 -- Three women warkaris were killed and seven others injured after a truck accompanying the Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi procession rammed into a group of devotees on the Saswad-Jejuri road in Pune district on Monday morning, police said.

The accident occurred at 8:30 am near Hotel Shipdeep Lodging, about 500 metres ahead of the Belsar toll plaza towards Jejuri and nearly 12 km ahead of the main Palkhi procession, which was at Borawake Mala at the time.

The deceased were identified as Nanda Pawar (52) of Kavalapur, Madhavi Rajaram Salgare (55) of Malgaon and Rajshree Shankar Bhosale (55) of Kasabe Digraj. All three places are in Miraj taluka of Sangli district.

The injured were identified as Nivrutti Umaji Jagtap, Man...