Mumbai: Seven pilgrims were killed and other injured when a speeding car rammed into their procession on Monday evening in Maharashtra’s Solapur district, police said.
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The accident took place around 6.45 pm near Sangola town, about 390km from Mumbai, when a group of 32 pilgrims (warkaris) was on a multi-day religious walk (dindi) to temple town of Pandharpur from Jatharwadi in Kolhapur district, news agency PTI quoted police official as saying.
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Three days after they had begun their journey from Kolhapur, the group was strolling through Sangola when they were struck from behind by a speeding sports utility vehicle (SUV), allegedly because the driver had lost control.
More details awaited
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