Mumbai-Pune Expressway Accident: One Dead, Several Injured After MSRTC Bus Collides with Truck in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Maharashtra (October 19,2024): One passenger died and at least seven others were injured after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus collided with a truck on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway early Saturday.

Maharashtra: One dead and 7 injured after a collision between a State Transport Bus and a truck on Mumbai Pune Expressway under the jurisdiction of PS Kamshet today morning around 4 am. State Transport Bus was coming from Ahmednagar and was going towards Mumbai and collided with…

— ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2024

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The incident occurred near Lonavala in Pune district around 4 a.m. today when the Maharashtra MSRTC bus, which was traveling from the Pathardi depot in Ahmednagar to Mumbai, struck a truck from behind while both vehicles were headed in the same direction.

The deceased has been identified as Vishwanath Bhagwan Waghmare. Seven to eight other passengers sustained injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Traffic on the route was disrupted temporarily but was cleared shortly thereafter.