Mumbai, 15 May (HS): A van carrying 600 kg of silver

plates met with an accident on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway on Friday. Two

people died in the accident.

The accident occurred under the jurisdiction of Kasa

Police Station in Palghar district. The van carrying 20 plates of silver weighing

600 kg collided with a trailer killing two people and injuring third one. The

van was going to Gujarat from Mumbai. The cost of silver was about Rs 17 crore.

The collision occurred as the driver lost control over the van.

Kasa police personnel rushed to the site and took

the silver safely into their custody. The dead bodies were sent for the

post-mortem and the injured was admitted to a hospital.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar