Maharashtra 13 Labourers Spot Dead after Truck Overturns

pA truck overturned in Maharashtra Buldhana district on Friday killing at least 13 laborers loaded in the truck It came to knowledge that the laborers were working on the Samriddhi Highway projectnbspppAccording to the highway police the accident took place at noon when the dumper carrying the laborers and iron rods allegedly slipped and overturned burying 16 people underneath the rods Thirteen of the 16 have died while the remaining three sustained injuriesppWhile eight labourers died on the spot the other five were rushed to the hospital in Jalna where they died during treatmentppSanjay Pandey DySP Nagpur said he visited the spot after he received information about the incidentppOfficials said the laborers were being ferried to work at the Samriddhi Highway project near Tadegaon ldquoPrima Facie the accident seems to have occurred due to a slippery road following heavy rains However we are investigating the case and have detained the driver of the dumperrdquo said a police officer from highway policep