The car and a truck collided head-on on the Mumbai–Nagpur stretch of National Highway 56 near Khamgaon, in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district, on the morning of 1 November 2026.[1] Both men in the car died at the scene.[1] They were Satish Sakharam Jadhav, a resident of Parbhani, and Sayyed Firoz Sayyed Mehmud.[1]

Police reached the scene after the crash and examined the wrecked car.[2] Inside they found 27 kg of ganja, or cannabis, and seized the drug.[1] Officers put its value at about ₹14 lakh, or 1.4 million rupees.[2] The crash disrupted traffic on the highway, and the discovery caused a stir in the area.[2]

Police registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act against both dead men.[1] They are investigating where the ganja was being taken and on whose instructions.[1] Police also took the wrecked car into custody.[2] They are investigating the exact cause of the crash.[2]