6 of Family Die as Car Falls Into Canal in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Six members of a family lost their lives when the car in which they were travelling fell into a deep canal near Sangli in Maharashtra at around 12:30 am on Wednesday.

Their Alto car fell into the Takari canal in the Chinchani area of Maharashtra.

The victims were identified as civil engineer Rajendra Jagannath Patil (60), his wife Sujata Patil (55), their daughter Priyanka Kharade (30), and granddaughters Dhruva (3), Rajivi (2), and one-year-old Kartiki.

Another daughter, Swapnali Bhosale (30) survived with injuries.

Police are investigating the reason for the accident.