A tragic accident occurred late on Thursday night (July 4, 2025) on the Mumbai–Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway, near channel 215 between Wanoja and Karanja in Washim district. The Jaiswal family—residents of Umred in Nagpur—were returning from Pune after a family event when their car lost control, veering into the central divider. Four occupants—Vaidehi Jaiswal (25), Madhuri Jaiswal (52), Radheshyam Jaiswal (67), and Sangeeta Jaiswal (55)—died either on site or shortly after reaching the hospital. The driver, Chetan Helge (25), sustained serious injuries and is being treated in Washim.

Preliminary investigations by Mangrulpir police indicate loss of control by the driver; however, evaluations of vehicle condition, road factors, and human error are ongoing.

Radheshyam Jaiswal was a well-known Nagpur trading community member, adding a layer of local impact to the tragedy . This crash marks yet another serious incident on the expressway, which has seen approximately 2,500 accidents since December 2022—135 of them fatal—claiming more than 225 lives.

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