Truck rams into five cars on Pune-Mumbai E-way
Highway Traffic Police (HSP) Pune in-charge Lata Phad confirmed that the truck driver has been taken into custody.
Five vehicles were hit by a speeding truck heading in the other direction on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Khopoli on Friday.
According to the highway police, the truck driver panicked after the accident and sped away with the vehicle. However, he was tailed and apprehended by the patrol team, who brought him to the local police station where the procedure of arrest was underway. Cops further stated that as many as five cars heading in the opposite direction were rammed as the culprit lost control over the wheels and went berserk.
Highway Traffic Police (HSP) Pune in-charge Lata Phad confirmed that the truck driver has been taken into custody.
“Preliminary probe indicates that the accused lost control over the wheels and dashed against all the five cars in the Mumbai lane as it came from the opposite direction. Fortunately, there was no loss of life during the accident,” she informed.