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53-year-old junior artist Ambubai Sonawane died after a road accident in Goregaon. She sustained severe injuries and passed away during treatment a day later.
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A 53-year-old junior artist, Ambubai Sonawane, reportedly met with a road accident in Goregaon East. Sonawane was riding a two-wheeler driven by 29-year-old acquaintance Shubham Ghatwal, and at the Goregaon Check Naka, while trying to overtake a BEST bus, their two-wheeler collided with an oncoming vehicle. In this crash, Sonawane sustained major injuries.
Junior Artist met with a road accident
As per the Free Press Journal, it was on August 4 that Sonawane, a resident of Shanti Niketan, went to Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari for a film shoot. The next morning, while returning at around 8:30, she met Ghatwal, an acquaintance, who offered her a ride home. As they headed to the Goregaon check post, Ghatwal attempted to overtake a bus and collided with an oncoming two-wheeler.
As per officials, Sonawane fell and sustained serious injuries, after which she was taken to Seven Hills Hospital, Andheri, where she was given first aid. After receiving the first aid, Sonawane was taken back home, but later her son took her to Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari, where, on the day after the accident, she was declared dead during treatment.
Death of Junior Artist On the Kantara 2 Set
Earlier, news of the death of a junior artist on Rishab Shetty’s Kantara 2 set made quite a lot of headlines. Kantara 2 came to an abrupt halt on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 6, after a junior artist named M.F. Kapil died after drowning in the Kollur Souparnika River in Karnataka. As per reports, Kapil chose to take a dip in the river during a lunch break when the mishap occurred. His body was later recovered on Tuesday evening.
Strong currents reportedly swept away Kerala-based M.F. Kapil. Local authorities, along with the fire department, launched an immediate search and rescue operation. Previously, a bus carrying junior artistes overturned in Kollur, though fortunately, no injuries were reported.
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