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Five dead, four injured as car rams into truck on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Police have registered a case against the car driver at the Khopoli police station and are taking further action. Preliminary reports suggest that the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving by the driver of the car

|Nov 18, 2022, 10:59:23 IST

Mumbai: Five persons were killed and four others injured after the car they were travelling in rammed into a truck from behind on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Khopoli in Raigad district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday.The accident took place close to Dheku village around Thursday midnight, they said."The car was going from Pune to Mumbai when it hit the truck from the rear around 12 am. There were nine occupants in the car. While four persons died on the spot, another one succumbed to injuries while being taken to a hospital," an official of the Khopoli police station said. All the deceased were men, while one of the four injured is a woman, he said.Preliminary probe indicated that the driver of the car lost control, due to which the vehicle hit the truck. An offence was registered against the driver and further investigation is underway, police said.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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