Navi Mumbai, March 2 -- Three persons were killed in separate road accidents reported from Khalapur, Sudhagad and Thane in Raigad district on Saturday. The police said all three incidents were linked to alleged rash and negligent driving, raising concerns over road safety and adherence to traffic norms in the region. According to police, the first incident occurred in Thane when a trailer driver died after his vehicle plunged into a deep gorge around 7.10 am. The driver, a resident of Khopoli in Khalapur taluka, allegedly lost control of the trailer he was driving while negotiating a turn. The vehicle veered off the road and overturned into a valley, reportedly due to rash driving and failure to assess road conditions. He sustained fatal injuries and died on the spot. The trailer was extensively damaged. A case has been registered under under Sections 281, 125(a) and 125(b) of the Motor Vehicles Act for rash and negligent driving. In another incident at about 5.30 am on Vile Pali Road in Sudhagad taluka, a 76-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident. The victim, a resident of Kalamboshi village, was allegedly struck by an unidentified speeding vehicle while walking along or attempting to cross the road. He suffered severe head and limb injuries and died instantly. The driver fled the scene without offering assistance, and police have launched efforts to trace the vehicle. A case has been registered under Sections 106(1), 281, 125(a) and 125(b) of the Motor Vehicles Act for rash and negligent driving. The police said that in the third accident, a man died in a head-on collision on the Khalapur Connector Road near a Jio petrol pump around 8.30 am. According to the police, a speeding container truck travelling from Khalapur towards Savroli allegedly rammed into the victim's vehicle coming from the opposite direction. The victim, identified as Subhash Chalke, sustained grievous injuries and later succumbed while undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital. Police have registered offences in all three cases under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Motor Vehicles Act, and further investigations are underway....