1 killed, 5 injured as container truck collides with Shivshahi bus in Pune

One person was killed and five others injured after a container truck collided with a bus in Pune on Monday, police said

One person was killed and five others injured after a container truck collided with a bus in Pune on Monday, police said.

The bus was headed towards Pune from Pandharpur, said police. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

The accident took place around 12.30 am near Uruli Devachi village on Pune-Saswad road. The bus was headed towards Pune from Pandharpur, said police.

The deceased has been identified as Sanjay Pandurang Bhayde (52), a resident of Murud-Janjira and the five injured include Prakash Kashinath Patil (70), a resident of Alibaug; Shrushti Bharat Thombre (28), a resident of Handewadi in Hadapsar; Kasim Mustafa Mulani (30) who was driving the bus; Abaso Srirang Metkari, a resident of Sangola and Mahesh Singh, a resident of Sikrapur who was driving the container.

An official from Loni Kalbhor police station said that the injured were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

“A container heading towards Saswad collided with the bus near Uruli Devachi. A passenger sitting behind the bus driver’s cabin died,” the official said.