09/05/2017
PUNE: Traffic
on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway went out of gear for nearly two hours owing to mishap
that took the lives of five residents of Virar. Furthermore, five others were
also injured in the accident.
According to the sources, the mishap occurred after car the
deceased were riding skidded on diesel spilt by a luxury bus. The vehicle then
rammed into a stationary bus in the Kamshet tunnel on the Pune-Mumbai
Expressway.
Police say the deceased were returning to Virar from the
Jejuri Temple near Pune. Kamshet police said out of the five, two died on the
spot, two others died during treatment at a private hospital in Nigdi and the
driver passed away at another hospital in Somatane Phata.
Dattatraya Deshmukh (63), his wife Bhamini (60), Rakhi Patil
(40), her sister Shraddha (19) and the driver Deepak Wagasiya were the
occupants of the car, who died, while Sanjay Patil (15), Rupesh Deshmukh (34),
Om Deshmukh (2), Rupali Deshmukh (28) and Rahul Deshmukh (34) were the injured.
Cops say two of the injured are critical.
Both the car and luxury bus were heading towards Mumbai when
the bus' driver noticed some issue with the vehicle. Upon checking after
parking it in the Kamshet tunnel, he discovered the fuel pipe had sprung a
leak. The speeding car driver applied the brakes but was unsuccessful in
avoiding the fuel spillage and crashed into the bus. The injured occupants of
both vehicles were hospitalised by Highway Safety Patrol (HSP) teams and
Expressway authorities, who covered the spilt fuel with sand.
The Pune-Mumbai Expressway has witnessed 1,758 accidents with
more than 400 fatalities in the first 10 years since its opening.
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