According to the complaint, those responsible for the road project failed to install a parapet wall, guardrails, warning signboards, lighting, reflectors and other essential safety infrastructure despite being aware of the well’s proximity to the highway.

Eight dead and seven injured as a vehicle plunges into a well in Maharashtra's Solapur district.

The accident took place at around 5 pm when the group was returning to Ranjani village in Pandharpur taluka