15 labourers killed as truck overturns in Maharashtra

महाराष्ट्र के जलगांव जिले में एक ट्रक हादसे में 15 मजदूरों की मौत हुई हैI यावल तहसील के किनगाव के पास ये हादसा हुआI ये ट्रक धुले से केले लेकर रावेर की तरफ जा रहा थाI किनगाव के पास ये ट्रक पलटी हुआI इस हादसे में ट्रक में सवार 15 मजदूरों की मौत हुई हैI इस ट्रक में 21 मजदूर सवार थेI ये मजदूर रावेर तहसील के अभोडा, केऱहाळा गांव के रहनेवाले थेI

Maharashtra: As many as fifteen persons were killed after a truck overturned in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, police said on Monday.

All the deceased were labourers from Abhoda, Kerhala and Raver in the district, police said.

They died after their banana-laden truck overturned shortly after midnight near a temple at Kingaon village.

Six labourers have sustained serious injuries and are being treated at a rural hospital, police said.

There were a total of 21 labourers in the truck. 

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences over the death of workers.  PM Modi took to Twitter and wrote, "heart-wrenching truck accident in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover at the earliest: PM".