Pune VIDEOS: Brake-Failed Container Crashes Into Vehicles On Bhumkar Bridge, Two Killed, Several Injured
Pune: Two people were killed and several others injured after a freight container reportedly suffered brake failure and crashed into multiple vehicles on Bhumkar Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass in Pune early Saturday morning. The accident took place around 12.30 am on Sep 19. The container was travelling from Satara towards Mumbai when its brakes reportedly failed near Bhumkar Bridge. The…
Two people lost their lives and several others were injured when a freight container with brake failure struck multiple vehicles on Bhumkar Bridge on September 19 around 12:30 AM. The container was en route from Satara to Mumbai when the brakes reportedly failed, causing the driver to lose control. The heavy vehicle collided with a truck ahead, then hit other vehicles on the road.
Two individuals inside the container died at the scene, while several others were injured and taken to hospitals for treatment. The initial reports suggested the collision occurred near Navale Bridge, but the actual incident site was Bhumkar Bridge on the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass. Rescue teams and police arrived at the scene to remove the victims from the damaged container.
The number of vehicles involved in the accident remains unclear, but early reports initially described it as a collision with three trucks. The police are probing the brake failure claim, seeking to determine the exact cause of the crash and the sequence of events leading to the collision.
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Also reported by 2 other outlets
- Pune: Worker killed, 5 injured after container truck hits vehicles on highway hindustantimes.com
- 1 killed, 6 injured as container truck rams multiple vehicles in Pune indianexpress.com
