3 weeks ago
Two killed in four-vehicle crash on Pune-Ahilyanagar Highway
A very sad car accident happened in India on a busy road called the Pune-Ahilyanagar Highway.
Four vehicles were involved: a big SUV, a huge container truck, a motorcycle, and a bus.
The truck was going very fast and hit the SUV from behind.
The SUV was trying to make a U-turn so it could go back the way it came.
The crash pushed the SUV into the motorcycle nearby.
Then a bus coming from the other direction crashed into the vehicles too.
Sadly, two people died because of this accident.
One was a businessman named Kishor Yadav, and the other was a young man named Prathamesh Lad who worked with computers.
After the crash, the road was blocked and caused a very big traffic jam for a long time.
Two people were killed in a chain collision involving an SUV, a container truck, a motorcycle, and a bus on the Pune-Ahilyanagar highway in Shirur.
The speeding container truck rammed the SUV from behind as it attempted a U-turn on the Shirur bypass near Hotel Sangram.
The impact pushed the SUV into a motorcycle before a bus travelling in the opposite direction crashed into the vehicles, Pune Rural police said.
The deceased were identified as Kishor Namdev Yadav (38), a businessman from Wadegavhan in Parner taluka of Ahilyanagar, and Prathamesh Prakash Lad (30), an IT company employee from Sangli district.
The accident occurred around 4.50 pm on Tuesday and caused a major traffic jam on the highway in the Shirur area.
- Who
- The victims were Kishor Namdev Yadav (38), a businessman from Wadegavhan, and Prathamesh Prakash Lad (30), an IT company employee from Sangli district.
- What
- A chain collision involving an SUV, a container truck, a motorcycle, and a bus killed two people.
- Where
- On the Pune-Ahilyanagar Highway at the Shirur bypass near Hotel Sangram, in Shirur.
- When
- Around 4.50 pm on Tuesday.
- Why
- A speeding container truck rammed the SUV from behind as it attempted a U-turn, triggering the chain collision.
Key facts
- Casualties
- 2 killed
- Vehicles involved
- SUV, container truck, motorcycle, bus
- Deceased 1
- Kishor Namdev Yadav, 38, businessman from Wadegavhan, Parner taluka, Ahilyanagar
- Deceased 2
- Prathamesh Prakash Lad, 30, IT company employee from Sangli district
- Time of accident
- Around 4.50 pm, Tuesday
- Location
- Pune-Ahilyanagar Highway, Shirur bypass near Hotel Sangram
- Reported by
- Pune Rural Police
- Cause
- Speeding container rammed SUV during U-turn attempt
Sources
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