Four killed as car collides with tempo

Thane:Four persons, including a woman, were killed when their car collided with a tempo in the district, police said today.

The accident took place at around 9.30 PM yesterday on Bhiwandi-Nashik road at Diva village in Thane district.

The car driver lost control over the wheels, as a result the vehicle hit the road divider, broke it and came on the other side where it collided with a tempo.

The vehicle was on way to Thane from Nashik. The car occupants were from Bhandup in Mumbai.

The deceased have been identified as – Vasant Kedar, Sachin Kedar, Amit Kedar and Sunita Kedar.

Their relatives have been informed, police said, adding that the bodies have been sent for postmortem to government hospital.

The Narpoli police registered a case under relevant IPC sections, including 304A (causing death by negligence) and 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), police added.