Mother-daughter duo among four killed in road accident

Four persons, among them a mother-daughter duo, were killed on the spot and another was injured in a road mishap involving three vehicles here this evening, police said.
The accident took place at Patane-phata near here in North Maharashtra.
Four persons were travelling in a car when it dashed into another car at Patane-phata near here in North Maharashtra. A container truck then collided with the first car, killing four of its occupants instantly and injuring the fifth one, the police said.
The deceased were identified as Prachi Dave (32), her daughter Shivay (1), Ruchi Shah (28), all residents of Dhule, and the car driver Rafique Ahmed, a native of Nashik, they said.

The injured, Shintan Dave, is being treated in a hospital in Malegaon, police added.
The Dave family was on its way to Dhule from Mumbai when the mishap occurred.