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Truck turns turtle on Pune-Satara highway, two dead
According to Satara police the accident took place on the sharp S turn that has been the cause of multiple accidents in the recent past
Pune On Friday at 5.45 am, two borewell diggers were killed while 10 were injured when a container turned turtle near the Khambataki tunnel on the Pune-Satara highway.
The police have identified the truck as bearing number MH 11 AL 4466 and the deceased have been identified as Raghurai Rawat and Govind Rawat, both residents of Tamil Nadu.The police have booked owner Senthilkumar Gondal and Sailadurai Saidan under Sections 304 (2),279,337 and 338 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA).
“Two people lost their lives while three have sustained serious injuries and seven, minor injuries,” said Hanumant Gaikwad, assistant police inspector (API) investigating officer.
According to Satara police the accident took place on the sharp S turn that has been the cause of multiple accidents in the recent past. The police have alerted commuters and have requested the state government and highway authorities to carry out corrective measures at the spot. The two deaths have taken the total death toll of the spot to 85 since 2008.
The injured have been admitted to Khandala rural hospital and are currently under observation.
According to the police, when the truck was taking a turn at the bend near the tunnel, the gear box broke and the driver lost control. The wheels his the concrete railing and turned turtle.
