In Paithan city on Sunday (4 October) in the afternoon
at around 3:30, a horrific accident occurred when a speeding ST bus hit a two-wheeler with great force. In this accident, which took place on a crowded and narrow road, all three people travelling on the two-wheeler tragically died on the spot at the same time.
As a 5-year-old girl was also among those who died, grief is being expressed in the area.

Names of the deceased:

* Krishna Ashok Gaikwad (age 25, resident of Rakshi, taluka Shevgaon, district Ahilyanagar)

* Chhakuli Krishna Gaikwad (age 5, daughter)

* Ashok Ganesh Bhalerao (age 35, resident of Antarwali Rahati, taluka Ghansawangi, district Jalna)

What exactly happened?

Krishna Gaikwad was travelling from Paithan towards Agarnandur on a two-wheeler (No. MH 29 GA 2979) with his 5-year-old daughter Chhakuli and friend Ashok Bhalerao. In front of a cloth shop in Paithan city, on a narrow road, an ST bus from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Depot No. 2 (No. MH 06 BL 4369) hit their two-wheeler with great force. The collision was so severe that all three were thrown onto the road and died on the spot.

Local citizens immediately provided assistance and admitted all three to the rural hospital in Paithan; however, after examination, the doctors declared them dead. Ashok Bhalerao is survived by his mother, wife, three daughters and one son. Krishna Gaikwad is survived by his parents, wife and one daughter

District Reporter chh.Sambhajinagar
- Shri Swanand A. Thore