Mumbai: 15 workers lost their lives in a painful road accident on Monday morning in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. The tragic incident took place near Kingaon village in Yawal taluka last night when their papaya-laden truck overturned near a temple.

It is reported that a truck filled with papaya has been overturned at Hingola village in Yaval tehsil of Jalgaon, about 400 km from Mumbai, due to which this accident has taken place. 15 people died when a dumper truck collided with their sports utility vehicle. Police arrived at the scene after receiving information about the incident and started the work of taking out the dead bodies. The police said the dumper truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into the SUV on the Chopra-Faizpur road also collided.

The victims were residents of Chinchol and Mehul villages under Muktai tehsil. Balu Chowdhary, his family, and eight others traveling in the SUV died on the spot on Sunday late night, police added. The injured have been taken to different hospitals in Jalgaon.

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