Summary:
Local residents carried out the rescue work before fire brigade and police rushed to the spot. KOLHAPUR: Nine people were killed, while five others suffered injuries after the SUV they were travelling in collided with a container truck on Vijapur-Sindgi road early on Friday.The injured have been shifted to a government hospital in Sindgi and are critical. The rescue work was completed by 10am and till them traffic was diverted to alternate routes," he added.Police have booked driver of the container Somthi Nageshwarrao Anand. Traffic on the road was stopped by the police till the rescue work was completed. "The speeding SUV collided head-on with the container near Chik Sindgi village..