Beltangady: Three Members of Family Die in Ghastly Road Accident at Satara
Daijiworld Media Network—Beltangady (RD/CN)

Beltangady, Jun 3: Three passengers travelling in a Scorpio vehicle and the driver died in a road accident in Satara, Maharashtra, early morning on Wednesday June 2.

The deceased have been identified as fifty-year-old Raju D Suvarna, his brother–forty-year-old Nilayya yane Satish D Suvarna and his son eight-year-old Nikhil, the natives of Shantyalu in Savya village, near here, and the driver is thirty-five-year-old Patil.  

Satish’s wife Sujatha was critically wounded while other passengers survived with minor injuries.

Satish was a hotelier in Mumbai for the past 20 years and they were coming to his native village to attend his brother Venkatesh yane Satish’s wedding.  The family began their journey from Mumbai on Tuesday June 1 and covered 257 kms to reach Satara at about 3.00 am on Wednesday.  

Nilayya, Raju and Nikhil

The Scorpio collided with a truck when its driver was attempting to reverse on a one-way road at Satara. Altogether there were seven people in the vehicle including the driver. 

The family in Shantyalu got the news of the tragedy at about 4.00 am on Wednesday.  Nilayya was residing at Nashik in Maharashtra for the past 20 years.  

He was the co-partner in three bars and restaurants.  The wedding of Venkatesh was scheduled to be held on Saturday June 5 at the Narayan Guru Auditorium here.  The deceased Raju was the second son and Nilayya was the fourth son of the late Anni Poojary.

Driver Patil was experienced in his profession.  He has been hired by the family to visit his native Shantyalu in Savya village on many occasions in the past. 

Patil is survived by his wife, one son, and one daughter.  Raju Suvarna is survived by his wife, one son, and two daughters.