13 killed in road accident

Nashik, Feb 27 (UNI) Thirteen persons were killed when a jeep collided head on with a truck near Pathre village on the Sinnar-Shirdi Road here today.

Nine passengers of the jeep were killed on the spot and four others succumbed to their injuries while being rushed to the Sinnar rural hospital. The jeep was coming from Bhiwandi, police said.

Most of the victims hailed from Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.

The truck was laden with empty cyliders that were being transported to Malegaon for refilling, police said.

UNI