By PTI
MUMBAI: Five individuals had been killed and 4 others injured after the automotive they had been travelling in rammed right into a truck from behind on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway close to Khopoli in Raigad district of Maharashtra, police stated on Friday.
The accident happened near Dheku village round Thursday midnight, they stated.
“The car was going from Pune to Mumbai when it hit the truck from the rear around 12 am. There were nine occupants in the car. While four persons died on the spot, another one succumbed to injuries while being taken to a hospital,” an official of Khopoli police station stated.
All the deceased had been males, whereas one of many 4 injured is a girl, he stated. A preliminary probe indicated that the motive force of the automotive misplaced management, resulting from which the car hit the truck.
An offence was registered in opposition to the motive force and additional investigation is underway, police stated.
MUMBAI: Five individuals had been killed and 4 others injured after the automotive they had been travelling in rammed right into a truck from behind on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway close to Khopoli in Raigad district of Maharashtra, police stated on Friday.
The accident happened near Dheku village round Thursday midnight, they stated.
“The car was going from Pune to Mumbai when it hit the truck from the rear around 12 am. There were nine occupants in the car. While four persons died on the spot, another one succumbed to injuries while being taken to a hospital,” an official of Khopoli police station stated.
All the deceased had been males, whereas one of many 4 injured is a girl, he stated. A preliminary probe indicated that the motive force of the automotive misplaced management, resulting from which the car hit the truck.
An offence was registered in opposition to the motive force and additional investigation is underway, police stated.