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At slightest 8 radical died successful the car mishap astatine the Ambenali Ghat conception of the Poladpur-Mahabaleshwar roadworthy successful Maharashtra’s Raigad district, a constabulary authoritative said connected Monday (May 25, 2026).
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The SUV was located connected Monday (May 25, 2026), aft relatives of the victims inquired with the constabulary astir their whereabouts aft they were unreachable. According to the police, the mishap occurred connected Sunday (May 24, 2026), erstwhile the car operator misjudged the roadworthy and fell into an eight-hundred-foot-deep gorge.
The mishap occurred successful the Ambenali Ghat conception of the Poladpur-Mahabaleshwar roadworthy betwixt 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. connected Sunday (May 24, 2026). The conveyance was located successful the gorge connected Monday (May 25, 2026) morning, aft relatives of the victims alerted the constabulary erstwhile the radical failed to scope their destination successful Satara district. The car near Dapoli’s Harne Bandar formation for Satara, but it did not get astatine the expected time. Relatives approached the constabulary erstwhile members successful the car went unreachable.
The deceased identified are Mahesh Pawar (25), Aditya Salunkhe (21), Ritesh Lokhande (25), Suhas Lokhande (20), Utkarsh Shingte (21), Anil Shingte (25), and Nitin Naikonde (35), who belonged to Asgaon successful the Koregaon portion of Satara, and Ansh Chavan (18) from Ratnagiri.
Police tracked the car’s passengers utilizing mobile operation data, which showed their past determination adjacent Poladpur. Following this, a hunt and rescue cognition (SAR) was launched. According to the police, 5 deceased person been recovered, and enactment to retrieve the remaining 3 bodies is underway. Mahabaleshwar Trekkers, SVRS Rescue Team, and Raigad’s rescue squad, successful enactment of the police, are carrying retired the SAR.
