2 killed as car crashes into tree on old Pune highway
George Mendonca, Umesh K Parida | TNN | Mar 12, 2019, 08:07 IST
SMASH-UP: The driver was booked for the mishap in which three persons were also hurt on the old Mumbai-Pune highway on SundayNAVI MUMBAI: Two of five friends died when their Maruti Swift Dzire car, allegedly over-speeding, veered off the highway, and crashed into a tree near Hiranandani township, on the old Mumbai-Pune highway, on Sunday night. The two were declared brought dead at the hospital, while three sustained grievous injuries.
The deceased were Bhanudas Malkar (40), from Talavali, and Sarvesh Mali (22), from Savla village, near Rasayani. The injured were Sandesh Lahane (32), from Bhingarwadi in Panvel taluka, Rajesh Purangale (35) and Pravin Gaikwad (32) who was at the wheels.
Senior inspector Ashok Rajput said, “The five were travelling towards Panvel. Around 10.30pm, when they neared Samata Nagar at Bhokarpada, Gaikwad lost control of the speeding vehicle and yanked it towards the extreme left. It veered off the highway and crashed into a huge tree on the roadside. Traffic police took the five in an ambulance but two of them succumbed to injuries before admission. Three others are undergoing treatment.”
He said they had recorded Lahane’s statement and registered an FIR against Gaikwad, who has been booked under IPC sections 304A, 279, 337 and 338, along with Section 184 of Motor Vehicles Act, for rash and negligent driving causing death.
SMASH-UP: The driver was booked for the mishap in which three persons were also hurt on the old Mumbai-Pune highway on Sunday
The deceased were Bhanudas Malkar (40), from Talavali, and Sarvesh Mali (22), from Savla village, near Rasayani. The injured were Sandesh Lahane (32), from Bhingarwadi in Panvel taluka, Rajesh Purangale (35) and Pravin Gaikwad (32) who was at the wheels.
Senior inspector Ashok Rajput said, “The five were travelling towards Panvel. Around 10.30pm, when they neared Samata Nagar at Bhokarpada, Gaikwad lost control of the speeding vehicle and yanked it towards the extreme left. It veered off the highway and crashed into a huge tree on the roadside. Traffic police took the five in an ambulance but two of them succumbed to injuries before admission. Three others are undergoing treatment.”
He said they had recorded Lahane’s statement and registered an FIR against Gaikwad, who has been booked under IPC sections 304A, 279, 337 and 338, along with Section 184 of Motor Vehicles Act, for rash and negligent driving causing death.
SMASH-UP: The driver was booked for the mishap in which three persons were also hurt on the old Mumbai-Pune highway on Sunday
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