This Article is From Jun 05, 2016

17 Dead In Accident On Mumbai-Pune Expressway

The mishap took place at around 5.30 am, said Navi Mumbai police. (PTI photo)

Highlights

  • A private tourist bus rammed into two cars at around 5.30 AM this morning
  • All three vehicles fell into a 20-foot deep ditch killing 17, injuring 30
  • The accident occurred near Panvel on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway
Mumbai:

Seventeen people were killed and around 30 others were injured near Panvel on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway this morning as three vehicles -- two cars and a bus -- fell into a ditch after the bus rammed one of the cars.

The mishap took place at around 5.30 am, said Navi Mumbai police.

According to the police, a car was standing on the road as it had a flat tyre, and MUV, standing was behind it.

17 people were killed and around 30 others were injured near Panvel on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway. (PTI photo)

Passengers in the MUV had stopped to help those in the first car.

While the two vehicles had halted, a private tourist bus came from behind and rammed the MUV, which in turn rammed into the car. The three vehicles plunged into a 20ft deep road-side ditch.

All the three vehicles were coming from Pune.

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