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Young Marathi TV actress killed in road accident near Kolhapur

A 32-year-old Marathi television actress died in a road accident after her motorcycle was hit by a concrete mixer tractor in Kolhapur district, a police official said on Sunday.

Kalyani Kurale-Jadhav, who appears in the TV serial ‘Tujyhat Jeev Rangala’ and Dakkhancha Raja Jyotiba., was on her way home late on Saturday evening when the accident took place near Halondi village about 20 km from Kolhapur on the Sangli highway, the official said.

“She was declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. A case has been filed against the tractor driver under Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act provisions,” the Kolhapur police official said.

Police officials said that Jadhav, a resident of the Rajarampuri area in Kolhapur City, had recently started a restaurant at Halondi.

“According to the information received, Jadhav was riding home after closing the restaurant for the day when the accident took place. Her two-wheeler was knocked down by a tractor. She sustained fatal injuries due to the impact.

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