Maharashtra: 17 killed in truck accident on Pune-Satara highway near Khandala
Truck accident near Khandala
15 people were reportedly injured in the accident.
At least 17 people have died in a truck accident on the Pune-Satara highway near Khandala in Maharashtra and left over 15 peopleinjured.
The truck, carrying construction labourers fromBijapurdistrict in Karnataka, was going towards Pune when it met with the accident around 4.30 am onMumbai-Bengaluru highwaypassing through the district, around 250 km from here, Satara'sSuperintendentof PoliceSandeep Patilsaid.
Thedriverapparently lost control over the wheels at an accident-prone stop near Khambatki ghat. As a result, the vehicle rammed into a barricade and then overturned, he said.
The police were trying to ascertain the exact reason of the accident, theofficialsaid, adding that they suspect the accident occurred due to the driver's lack of concentration as he had been constantly driving and was deprived of sleep.
The bodies were sent for postmortem and the process to identify the deceased was on, the police added.