Solapur crash kills 6 Bawache family members and 2 others
India
A devastating accident in Solapur, Maharashtra, left six members of the Bawache family (and two others) dead after their van carrying pilgrims crashed into an open well on Sunday.
The victims included three generations: 60-year-old Indubai, her daughters-in-law Pooja and Ashwini (both 27), Ashwini's teens Sanskar (14) and Sanskruti (13), and Pooja's baby boy Samarth.
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Indubai's sons, Balaji and Sandip, swam to safety.
The family had moved three years back into a new home after years of struggle, making this loss even harder.
Locals are urging the government to secure unsafe wells along highways to prevent more accidents like this.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced ₹5 lakh support for each victim's family.