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2 Killed as Ertiga Slams Into Stranded Truck on Expressway

2 Killed as Ertiga Slams Into Stranded Truck on Expressway
Samruddhi Expressway Accident: 2 Killed As Ertiga Slams Into Stranded Truck, Woman Seriously Injured · freepressjournal.in

A big highway called the Samruddhi Expressway was the place where a very sad accident happened very early in the morning.

A huge truck that carries goods had a breakdown and stopped on the highway.

The truck driver and his young helper got out of the truck to see what was wrong.

The helper stood behind the truck with a torch so other cars would see it and stop.

But a fast car, a Maruti Ertiga, came along and crashed into the back of the truck.

The crash was so strong that the car's driver and the truck helper died immediately.

A woman sitting in the car was badly hurt and was taken to a hospital in Bhiwandi.

The truck driver himself was not hurt.

Police and ambulance teams came to help and moved the damaged vehicles off the road.

They are asking drivers to be careful and drive slowly at night so accidents like this do not happen.

Key facts

Fatalities
2 (Harish Tandon, 40; Dabbu, 18)
Injured
1 - Kanchan Sonawane (serious)
Date and time
Around 3:15 am, August 6
Location
Chainage 691.4, Shahapur stretch, Samruddhi Expressway, Thane
Vehicles involved
Maruti Ertiga (MH-12-FV-8214); 18-wheel truck (MP-09-ZP-3380)
Hospital
IGM Sub-District Hospital, Bhiwandi
Police action
Accidental Death Report registered at Titwala Police Station
Rescue teams
Titwala Police, Maharashtra Security Force, Road Patrol Vehicle unit, ambulances from Amane and Khutghar

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