Nagpur hotelier, wife killed in car crash in Italy's Grosseto, daughter critical

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A Nagpur hotelier Javed Akhtar and his wife, Nadira Gulshan, were killed in a car accident in Italy during their European holiday.

The couple, who were travelling with their three children, were involved in a crash on the Aurelia Highway near Grosseto.

Akhtar, 55, is a renowned hotelier and entrepreneur from Nagpur, Maharashtra. He and his wife, Gulshan, 47, were travelling with their three children - daughters Arzoo Akhtar, 21, and Shifa Akhtar, and son Jazel Akhtar - when the family met with an accident on the Aurelia Highway near Grosseto.

The family owns the Gulshan Plaza hotel near the Sitabuldi flyover in Nagpur.

They had started their holiday from France on September 22 and had travelled to Italy for sightseeing. The accident occurred on the Aurelia Highway near Grosseto while they were in a nine-seater minibus heading to a tourist stop, according to a report by News18.

The couple were among three people killed in the accident that involved a van and a minibus carrying tourists of Asian origin, local reports suggest.

The collision reportedly occurred after a truck rammed the broken-down van. The minibus driver and the couple died on the spot.

Their daughter, Arzoo, suffered severe head injuries in the crash. She is admitted to Lee Scott hospital in Siena and is critical, while Shifa and Jazel are recovering at hospitals in Florence and Grosseto.

The Indian embassy in Italy conveyed condolences for the Nagpur couple's deaths and said it is providing assistance to their family.