A luxury bus traveling from Kolhapur to Mumbai collided with a stationary truck on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Bhot Ghat, Khopoli, early this morning. The crash, occurring around 4 AM, resulted in at least 23 people being injured. Mumbai: Early today morning, a luxury bus traveling from Kolhapur to Mumbai collided with a stationary truck on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, near the Bhot Ghat area in Khopoli.
In the tragic incident, at least 23 people were injured in the accident, which took place around 4 AM. According to Khopoli police, the collision occurred when the bus struck a truck that had been illegally parked in the shoulder lane. Emergency responders, including an ambulance team from IRB, quickly arrived at the scene and transported all injured passengers to MGM Hospital in Kamothe for immediate medical attention.
Eight passengers critical: Hospital staff Hospital officials report that eight of the passengers are in critical condition, and authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the truck’s illegal parking, which contributed to the crash. More details are awaited. 1 dead, 7 injured after state-run bus collides in Lonavala In a related news, a similar tragedy earlier unfolded on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on October 19, 2024, one passenger lost his life, and at least seven others sustained injuries when a state-run bus collided with a truck near Lonavala in Pune district.
The collision occurred around 3 AM, according to local authorit.