Two dead, one hurt as car collides with truck near sharp curve on old Mumbai-Pune highway

Mumbai city news: The driver of the car tried to overtake another vehicle when it crashed into a truck coming from the opposite direction

Two unidentified people died and one suffered injuries after the car they were travelling in rammed into a truck on the old Mumbai-Pune highway near Lonavala.

Two people succumbed to severe head injuries. (HT File Photo)

Police said the car was travelling from Pune to Lonavala. As it was crossing a sharp curve near Lonavala around 6.30 am, the driver tried to overtake another vehicle.

“The car collided with a tuck coming from the opposite direction,” said an officer from the Lonavala city police station. “Two people suffered severe head injuries. They were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they died,” he said.

The injured person was admitted to Lokmanya Hospital in Pune.