Overview
- Police in Nashik confirmed six devotees from Pimpalgaon Baswant died when an Innova fell about 600 feet on the Saptashrungi ghat road, with rescue teams deployed under SP Balasaheb Patil.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced Rs 5 lakh for each bereaved family and Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences as recovery operations continued.
- Preliminary accounts cite loss of control during an overtaking attempt near the Bhavari waterfall/Ganpati Point, while locals blamed weak barriers and poor maintenance by the PWD.
- In Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur, five people were killed in a head‑on car–truck collision on NH‑43; police registered a case, said the truck driver fled, and launched a search.
- In Delhi, two 18‑year‑old students died after a car rear‑ended their motorcycle in Shahbad Dairy, with a 22‑year‑old driver arrested under BNS provisions for rash and negligent driving.