Three motorcyclists were killed after an unknown vehicle struck their motorcycle near Malkapur on the Buldhana–Nandura route on Sunday night, with police beginning a search for the driver involved in the fatal collision.
The accident occurred near the Geo petrol pump, beyond Parakhed junction on the Malkapur–Nandura road, according to a report by Loksatta – Nagpur. The collision was reported on 15 November, and the three men were said to have died at the scene.
The deceased have been identified as Digambar Chandrakant Ingle, Mayur Nivas Hole and Paresh Suresh Ghule. They were reported to be residents of Harankhed and Ghankhed villages in Malkapur taluka. The report did not specify which of the three villages each man lived in.
The vehicle that allegedly hit the motorcycle had not been identified at the time of the report. Police were investigating the incident and searching for the driver, who was reported to have fled the scene. The precise sequence of the collision, including the direction of travel, the speed of the vehicles and the conditions on the road, was not available in the supplied account.
Malkapur police reached the location and conducted a panchnama, the scene documentation procedure used during an investigation. The police action is expected to form part of efforts to establish how the crash occurred and identify the vehicle involved. No further details about a case registration, arrests or the recovery of the suspected vehicle were provided in the report.
The Buldhana–Nandura route connects settlements in and around Malkapur taluka, making it a locally important road for residents travelling between villages and nearby urban centres. However, the available report does not provide information about the road’s design, lighting, traffic volume, signage, visibility, speed restrictions or earlier crash records. It also does not state whether investigators had established any role for road conditions or possible driver error.
The deaths have led to mourning in Malkapur taluka, where the three men were reported to have lived. Police action remains focused on identifying the unknown vehicle and determining the circumstances of the crash. Further details will depend on the investigation and the formal findings recorded by Malkapur police.
