Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Four Killed, Two Injured in Pune-Satara Highway Crash
One early Tuesday morning, a group of young friends were driving on a big highway.
The driver lost control of their car, which is called an SUV.
The car hit the divider in the middle of the road and crossed into the opposite lane.
Right then, a truck was coming the other way, and the two vehicles crashed into each other.
The crash was so severe that four of the young men died.
Two other friends were hurt and taken to a hospital in serious condition.
Rescue teams and police rushed to the spot and used a crane to clear the damaged vehicles.
The road was blocked for some time before traffic could move again.
Police have registered a case and are investigating why the driver lost control.
The accident has left the families and their town of Kamshet very sad.
Four young men from Kamshet in Pune district's Maval tehsil died and two others were injured in a head-on crash with a truck on NH-48 early Tuesday.
The accident occurred around 1:10 am near Shirwal in Khandala tehsil, Satara district, in front of Hotel Shivalay.
Police said the SUV hit a road divider and crossed into the opposite lane before colliding with an oncoming truck.
The deceased were identified as Vedant Arjun Waringe (19), Sonling Dhirendra Thakur (19), Aditya Balasaheb Garud (19) and Nikhil Balu Raut (20).
The injured, Dikshit Dayanand Pujari and Mayur Hanumant Shinde, both 20, were hospitalised in critical condition; police registered a case and are investigating why the driver lost control.
- Who
- Four young men from Kamshet, Maval tehsil, Pune district — Vedant Arjun Waringe (19), Sonling Dhirendra Thakur (19), Aditya Balasaheb Garud (19) and Nikhil Balu Raut (20) — were killed; Dikshit Dayanand Pujari (20) and Mayur Hanumant Shinde (20) were injured.
- What
- Their SUV reportedly lost control, hit a road divider, crossed into the opposite lane and collided head-on with an oncoming truck. Reports differ on the destination: one says the group was travelling from Pune towards Mahabaleshwar, another says towards Satara.
- When
- Around 1:10 am on Tuesday.
- Where
- National Highway-48 near Shirwal in Khandala tehsil, Satara district, Maharashtra, in front of Hotel Shivalay.
- Why
- The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle; police are investigating the exact cause, including the vehicle's speed.
- Location
- NH-48 near Shirwal, Khandala tehsil, Satara district, Maharashtra
- Time of accident
- Around 1:10 am, Tuesday
- Fatalities
- 4 (aged 19-20)
- Injured
- 2 (both aged 20, condition critical)
- Vehicles involved
- Tata Nexon SUV and an oncoming truck (Eicher, per one report)
- Occupants
- Six young men from Kamshet, Maval tehsil, Pune district
- Police response
- Case registered at Shirwal police station; investigation ongoing
- Traffic impact
- Vehicles removed with a crane; traffic restored
