6 injured as vehicles pile up on Mumbai-Pune Expressway | Video

As many as 7-8 vehicles collided near the Khopoli exit on the Mumbai-bound lane of the expressway.

At least six people were injured in a pile-up involving several vehicles that started when a truck hit a vehicle after its brake failed on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday. The truck eventually hit at least 12 vehicles.

Several cars collided one after the other on the expressway. (ANI)

Some reports claimed that as many as 10-12 vehicles collided near the Khopoli exit on the Mumbai-bound lane of the expressway.

"Police teams rushed to the site and sent the injured to the hospital. Vehicular traffic towards Mumbai was affected for some time," a police official was quoted as saying by PTI.

No casualty has been reported yet.

In a similar incident, twelve people were injured on Monday in an accident after the bus they were travelling in overturned while trying to avoid a collision with a two-wheeler, on the Pune-Solapur highway near Bhandgaon village in Daund.

(This is a developing story, and will be updated as more information comes in)