17 dead in accident near Panvel on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Three vehicles -- two cars and a bus -- fell into a ditch after the bus rammed one of the cars

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Pic courtesy: ANI Twitter Account
Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jun 05 2016 | 7:38 PM IST
Seventeen people were killed and around 30 others were injured near Panvel on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway this morning as three vehicles -- two cars and a bus -- fell into a ditch after the bus rammed one of the cars.

The mishap took place at around 5.30 AM, said Navi Mumbai police.

According to the police, a car was standing on the road as it had a flat tyre, and MUV, standing was behind it. Passengers in the MUV had stopped to help those in the first car.

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While the two vehicles had halted, a private tourist bus came from behind and rammed the MUV, which in turn rammed into the car. The three vehicles plunged into a 20ft deep road-side ditch.

All the three vehicles were coming from Pune.

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First Published: Jun 05 2016 | 7:18 PM IST

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