Eight dead, 7 injured as van carrying pilgrims fell into well in Maharashtra

Eight radical were killed and 7 injured aft the van carrying them fell into a good successful the Malshiras country of Maharashtra’s Solapur district, constabulary said connected Monday (June 15, 2026). 

“The pilgrims were returning aft visiting Siddhanath temple successful Mhaswad successful Solapur erstwhile their pick-up van fell into a good adjacent Tandulwadi village. A five-member committee has been formed to analyse the incidental and urge measures to forestall specified accidents,” said Solapur District Collector S. Karthikeyan. 

The mishap occurred around 5.15 p.m. connected Sunday (June 14, 2026). According to the police, the operator mislaid power and the van fell into the good on the road. 

The deceased are identified arsenic Pooja Satore (23), Pooja Bawache (27), Indubai Bawache (60), Ashwini Bawache (27), Aarav Anil Satore (8), Sanskar Bawache (14), Sanskruti Sandip Bawache (14), and six-month-old toddler Samarth Bawache.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced compensation of ₹5 lakh to the families of the deceased. “A fig of devotees mislaid their lives aft their conveyance fell into a good connected a backstage farmland. It is tragic and heartbreaking,” Mr. Fadnavis said.