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Aurangabad: At least 20 people sustained injuries when a container heading towards Jalna lost control after its tyre burst on the busy Jalna road at Karmad, about 20 km from here, around 11am on Monday. The accident resulted in a traffic snarl for several hours.The container (MH-46/Y-2265), belonging to Imperial Logistics, was carrying heavy machinery when its tyre burst. Some two-wheelers and four-wheelers parked on the road also were damaged in the accident. It hit the tractor (MH-20/EG-4994), which was parked by the roadside. Sources said some of the injured are battling for life.The accident took place in front of the Karmad police station on the Mumbai-Nagpur highway, where hundreds of people from nearby villages had gathered for the weekly market..