Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), May 19: In a tragic incident, at least five people were killed and two others sustained injuries after the car they were travelling in plunged into Jagbudi River in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district on Monday.
The deceased persons were identified as Mitali Vivek More (43), Megha Paradkar (22), Saurabh Paradkar (22), Nihar More (19) and Shreyas Sawant (23).
As per reports, the tragic mishap took place at around 5 AM today morning on the Mumbai-Goa Highway when the passengers were on their way from Mumbai to Devrukh for a funeral. Five people died in the accident, while the driver was injured and taken to the hospital.
Though the exact reason behind the mishap is yet to be ascertained, it is suspected that the ill-fated car went out of control and skidded off the road before falling 100 to 150 feet into the river.
After learning about the mishap, locals alerted the police. Upon getting the information, police along with fire fighters arrived at the scene and launched a rescue operation.
Cranes were used to lift the car out of the river, and the police faced difficulty in getting the bodies out of the damaged car. Subsequently, the bodies were sent for post-mortem.
Further investigation into the matter was underway.
