17 Killed as Bus Falls Into Gorge on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
17 people were killed and around 33 injured in a bus accident near Panvel on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway, on Sunday.
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In a major accident on the Mumbai-Pune Corridor Expressway, 17 people were killed and around 33 were left injured when a luxury bus rammed into two cars and then fell into a nearby ditch on Sunday morning. Among those killed are 13 men and 4 women.
The accident occurred when a bus coming from Satara collided with two cars, and then fell into a 20 feet ditch on the left side of the road. A Swift Desire car was standing on the road as the driver of the car was changing a punctured tyre, and an Innova stopped to help the driver.
The injured have been immediately rushed to the MGM hospital in Panvel.
Inputs: PTI
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