Major Pile Up At Mumbai-Pune Expressway After Container Trucks Rams Into 15-20 Vehicles, One Dead, Several Injured

Mumbai: A major accident has been reported on the Mumbai–Pune Expressway after a container truck rammed into 15–20 vehicles near a tunnel.

The incident occurred near Lonavala when the truck, heading towards Mumbai, suffered a brake failure and collided with multiple vehicles.

According to reports, at least one woman has died and 17 others are injured. The tragic incident took place during heavy rainfall.

The truck's breaks failed near the Adoshi tunnel in Khalapur taluka in Raigad district near Lonavala, a police officer said.

After the truck's driver lost control of the vehicle when the breaks failed, it hit nearly 20 vehicles, some of them inside the tunnel including luxury cars like BMW and Mercedes, injuring around 19 people.

The injured were rushed to a private hospital in Navi Mumbai, however, one of the injured, a woman succumbed to injuries.

Similar incidents in the past on various other expressways in the country have taken place when vehicles piled up, resulting in loss of lives and property.

These accidents have mostly occur due to negligence driving during extreme weather conditions like fog or heavy rainfall when people despite being aware of low visibility drove at high speed, putting their and commuters life in danger.