2 killed, 5 hurt as bus rams into goods truck on Pune-Solapur highway

The accident took place near Kurkumbh’s Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation office, around 100 kilometres from Pune city; bus driver booked.

The police said that they suspect the bus driver lost control of the vehicle, which was moving at a high speed, resulting in the accident. (Representational/ File)

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2 killed, 5 hurt as bus rams into goods truck on Pune-Solapur highway

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Two people were killed and five more were injured after a private passenger bus rammed into a goods truck on Pune-Solapur Highway near Kurkumbh in Daund taluka of Pune district, on Saturday, officials said. The Maharashtra Police have booked the driver of the bus.

The police have identified the deceased as Shobha Gurunath Kalbande, 45, a resident of Karve Nagar, and Mahadev Bhise, 45, a resident of Pimpri Chinchwad.

The accident took place around 6 am near Kurkumbh’s Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation office, around 100 kilometres from the Pune city, said the Daund police under Pune Rural jurisdiction.

“As many as seven people travelling on the bus sustained injuries due to the impact on one side of the bus after the crash. Two of them succumbed to injuries later and five injured are being treated at a hospital,” said Assistant Inspector Tukaram Rathod.

Three of the injured have been identified as Rajashree More, Akash Pokarkar and Anil Badekar.

The police said that they suspect the bus driver lost control of the vehicle, which was moving at a high speed, resulting in the accident.