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Speeding car kills motorcyclist in high-speed collision in Maharashtra
A motorcyclist was killed in a violent road accident on the Pethvadgaon-Hatkanangale Road in Maharashtra after his two-wheeler collided head-on with a speeding car. The impact threw the couple several metres into the air.
LSN India ·
A fatal road accident claimed one life on the Pethvadgaon-Hatkanangale Road in Maharashtra when a high-speed car collided head-on with an oncoming motorcycle. The impact of the collision was severe enough to throw the motorcycle-riding couple approximately 15 feet from the point of impact.
According to available details, the motorcyclist died at the scene of the accident. His wife, who was riding pillion, sustained injuries in the crash. Preliminary investigations suggest that excessive speed on the part of the car driver was a contributing factor to the accident.
Local authorities attended to the accident site and initiated an investigation into the circumstances leading to the collision. The incident has once again highlighted the dangers of rash driving on busy highways connecting towns and villages in the state.