8 killed after truck rams into 20 vehicles in Pune

Eight people died and 15 others sustained injuries on Thursday evening after a container truck travelling from Satara to Mumbai reportedly lost control and rammed into over 20 vehicles, setting off a chain collision along the Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway in Pune, police said.

- Nadeem Inamdar

Deputy commissioner of police (Zone III) Sambhaji Kadam said the accident occurred around 5.30pm at Navale Bridge near Narhe. "As per the preliminary information, a heavy container truck was going towards Mumbai on the highway. When it reached the bridge, its driver lost control over it due to a suspected brake failure. The truck then collided with a large container truck moving ahead, and crushed a car travelling between them in the process," he said, adding that the accident left the two trucks and several cars in flames, and brought traffic to a standstill.