Six dead as auto-rickshaw falls into nullah in Maharashtra

Yavatmal: Six people died after an autorickshaw fell into a nullah in eastern Maharashtra's Yavatmal district on Tuesday morning, police said.

The accident took place around 11 am.

Inspector Rajesh Rathod of Pusad (Rural) police station said around 15 people from the family of Ganesh Rathod, resident of Jawahar Nagar in Pusad, 260 km from Nagpur, were heading for Umri Pohara Devi in the vehicle.

The driver lost control near the Belgavhan bridge and the rickshaw plunged into the nullah below, he said, adding that further probe was on.