4 killed as car plunges into ditch at under-construction bridge in Maharashtra

Four people were killed after a car plunged into a ditch beneath a bridge under construction near Sengaon. Locals have alleged authorities' negligence has led to the accident.

Hingoli (Maharashtra): Four people were killed after a car they were travelling in plunged into a ditch beneath an under-construction bridge near Sengaon in Maharashtra's Hingoli district on Monday. The deceased are yet to be identified.

A motorcyclist, who happened to witness the accident, called on the locals, who in turn, removed the four passengers and rushed them to a hospital in Sengaon. The doctors at the rural hospital confirmed that they were brought dead.

The state highway from Sengaon to Jintur is a busy route, and the southwest monsoon, that has been lashing these areas over the last few days has made travelling a notch difficult. The construction work pertaining to the bridge near Sengaon is underway for several days. However, the authorities concerned allegedly failed to put up signboards to caution travellers. Locals alleged that this negligence by the authorities led to today's accident.