Four killed as cars collide on Aurangabad-Jalgaon highway

Four persons were killed and three others injured when two cars collided on the Aurangabad-Jalgaon highway near here in Central Maharashtra, police said today.
The mishap took place near Aland Phata late last night, when two SUV cars collided head-on at the highway, Assistant Police Inspector Narsigh Shinde of Wadodbazar Police Station said.
Due to impact of the crash, four of the passengers in the cars died on the spot, he said.
They were identified as Mangala Zhavar (47), Dashrat Bawaskar(38), Sohail Pathan (27) and Dwarkesh N Zhanvar (18).
Two of the injured -- Somnath Zhavar and Shaikh Arif were admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital here, while the third one is yet to be identified, Shinde said.