Navi Mumbai: A horrific road accident took place on Tuesday morning near Khopoli in Maharashtra. Four people were killed and several injured when a container truck collided with six parked vehicles on the Pune Mumbai Expressway on Tuesday in Bhor Ghat area near Khopoli. Have become. The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital where they are undergoing treatment.
According to reports, the officials of the Expressway Control Room said that the incident took place at around 6.30 am on the Pune-Mumbai highway, about 70 km from Pune city.
Maharashtra | Four people killed after a speeding truck lost control & collided with several vehicles stuck in slow traffic along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Khopoli, Raigad, at 6:30am today; 7 people were injured, of which 4 people were shifted to a hospital: Expressway Police pic.twitter.com/2U7sgFMrP6
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According to the police, several vehicles were stopped due to traffic near Khopoli when suddenly a container headed towards Pune went out of control and rammed six vehicles including three cars, a tempo and another container. Four people in one Swift car were killed and others in the other car were injured.
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After the accident, rescue teams and Expressway Emergency Response Squad from Raigad district reached the spot and the injured were admitted to a hospital in Navi Mumbai. Due to the accident, the expressway was blocked and it took about an hour for the officials to clear the traffic and remove the damaged vehicles from the road.