Mumbai: A woman was killed and 18 others injured after a speeding container trailer truck rammed into around 20 vehicles on the Mumbai Pune Expressway on a rainy Saturday.
The incident took place near Adoshi tunnel, under Khopoli police station limits in Raigad district’s Khalapur taluka, PTI reported.
“The driver of the container trailer truck lost control of the vehicle after a brake failure. It hit at least 20 vehicles, including luxury cars like BMW and Mercedes, resulting in serious injuries to 19 persons,” a police official said.
The victims were admitted to a private hospital in Navi Mumbai.
“Of those injured, a woman died while undergoing treatment,” the official said.
The driver was taken into custody by Khopoli police. However, a medical examination revealed he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
A case has been registered and an investigation is underway.
The massive pile-up on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway brought traffic to a standstill for up to 5 kilometres.
Videos and photos from the accident site flooded social media. The impact, near Datta Food Mall, shortly after the descent from the Lonavala-Khandala ghat section, resulted in at least three vehicles being completely crushed, and several others badly damaged.
Monsoon: Wet Concrete + cluster driving without Safe Braking Distance Gap.
Worse pileup crash, 15 vehicles…3 similar accident within 10 Days, Krishnagiri, Assam & now this one.@DriveSmart_IN @dabir
Mumbai – Pune Expressway
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🚨 Major accident on Mumbai – Pune expressway this afternoon! Almost 15-20 vehicles crashed 🙏
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Emergency teams were deployed to assist the injured and clear the wreckage.
The accident took place on one of India’s busiest expressways, which sees a daily volume of 1.5 to 2 lakh vehicles.
