Buldhana, March 29 -- A pickup vehicle overturned near Nanda Phata in Mehkar tehsil on Sunday morning, leaving two persons dead and 23 others seriously injured.
The injured were admitted to the Mehkar Rural Hospital for treatment, police said.
The passengers were travelling in the pickup vehicle to visit Sailani Baba shrine in Buldhana district. The group, residents of Ahmednagar in Latur district, had set out early in the morning for darshan. However, near Nanda Phata, the driver reportedly dozed off losing control over the vehicle resulting in the acident.
The victims have been identified as Arman Sharif Bagwan (16) and Rehan Saidu Bagwan (17).
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