Actors Gagan Kang and Arjit Lavania, known for their stint on television show "Mahakali-Anth Hi Aarambh Hai", died on Saturday in a road accident, a police official said.
They were returning to their home here for a two-day break after shooting for two days in Gujarat's Umbergaon when the accident took place at the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Palghar district near Mumbai, inspector Mahesh Patil of Manor police station told IANS.
According to Patil, a lot of beer cans and snacks were found in the vehicle. An autopsy report is awaited.
Maharashtra: 3 people dead after a container hit a car on Mumbai- Ahmedabad highway near Palghar's Manor town. pic.twitter.com/JkXuNMzQCw
— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2017
Shocked and saddened by the demise of the actors, "Mahakali-Anth Hi Aarambh Hai" producer Siddharth Kumar Tewary said in a statement: "I don't think we will ever come to terms with this tragedy. Our hearts go out to the families and we stand united with them. May their souls R.I.P."
A post from the official Twitter handle of channel Colors, which airs the show, read: "We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of 2 of our 'Mahakali' actors Gagan Kang and Arjit Lavania who tragically lost their lives. RIP."
Gagan played Indra in the show, while Arjit was seen as Nandi.
In fond memory and questions and lessons.... #rip #GaganKang .never knew I would write a rip for a friend 😭 pic.twitter.com/Xv452x5zsS
— debina (@imdebina) August 20, 2017
