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Bodies of accident victims recovered

Staff Correspondent

Police were able to recover the bodies using cranes and fire engines

BIDAR: The police have recovered the bodies of eight road accident victims from a well in Murki in Aurad taluk on Thursday. They include that of two women and four children. An autorickshaw carrying them fell into a roadside well after it rammed into a motorcycle.

The deceased have been identified as Anjali of Sonal village (5), Narasabai Pandurang Lavhar of Murki (65), Bhagirathibai Manohar Tondare of Tadalapur in Maharashtra (50), Parameshwar Raju Patil of Murki (22), Rajabai Vishwanth Doparwadi (40), Prakash (seven months), Radha Ashok (5), and Hanmanth (7).

Dhanraj Hakyal (45), Vimalabai (40), Kamalabai (45), and Jeejabai (40), sustained minor injuries and were treated in a private hospital.

The police had a tough time recovering the bodies. Their efforts to empty the open well failed as power supply was disrupted.

They recovered the bodies using cranes and fire engines. The operation went on till the early hours of Friday. Police said the autorickshaw was carrying 17 members, which is more than the permitted number. The driver Sattar Sheikh Gafar of Khatagaon village is at large after reportedly jumping out of the vehicle. The Kamal Nagar Police are looking for him.

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