2 dead, 3 injured in mishap on old Mumbai-Pune highway

According to the police, the group of vendors, who had come to Panvel to buy vegetables, were on their way home.

Two people died and three others were injured, as the tempo they were travelling in crashed into a stationary trailer on old Mumbai-Pune highway on Monday.

According to the police, the group of vendors, who had come to Panvel to buy vegetables, were on their way home. “The vendors came from villages namely Sangadi, Borouli, Bhilouli among others. They usually buy vegetables at wholesale prices,” said a police officer from Panvel city police station.

All of them suffered injuries and were rushed to a government hospital in the vicinity. “Two of them, Gotiram Patil, 65, and Sangu Pawar, 66, suffered severe injuries to their heads. They succumbed later. Their bodies were handed over to their families after post-mortem,” he said.

Three others -- Shakuntala Patil, 55, Arun Patil, 45, and Madhukar Patil, 48 – who suffered injuries are residents of Borouli and Bhilouli villages.

“The tempo driver fled after the accident. We have registered a case against him,” another police officer said. “The exact cause of the accident is not known as the driver is yet to be arrested. The driver may have lost control on the tempo, ramming it into the trailer.”

Truck crashes into bike, kills 18-year-old student on Sion-Panvel highway

An 18-year-old biker from Kharghar died, as he came under a truck after being hit by it on the Sion-Panvel highway near Nerul on Monday. He was wearing a helmet, the police said.

According to the police, the incident took place around 12.30pm, when Ajay Patil was crossing Nerul. “The truck, which was moving in the same direction, hit him. Patil fell down and came under the truck. His helmet was also cracked. He suffered severe injuries to his head,” said P Sonkamble, police sub-inspector from Nerul police station.

The police arrested the truck driver, Pratap Alinge, 45, from the spot. He has been booked under sections 304a, 279, 337, 338 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 185 of the Motor Vehicle Act.

The deceased’s body was handed over to his family after post-mortem.