Raigad, 14 Oct (HS): Two people died when the

rickshaw they were travelling in, was hit by a speeding van. The accident

occurred on Mumbai-Goa Highway in Indapur in Mangaon Tehsil of Raigad district.

Some other occupants of the rickshaw suffered injuries.

The deceased include the rickshaw driver. Mangaon

police have registered an offence against the van driver, Ayush Avinash Saldur

(23) under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and the Motor

Vehicles Act. The cause of the accident is being investigated.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar