3 weeks ago
2 Killed as Ertiga Slams Into Stranded Truck on Expressway
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.
Two people were killed and a woman was seriously injured when a Maruti Ertiga rammed into a broken-down truck on the Samruddhi Expressway near Thane.
The accident occurred at around 3.15 am on August 6 near Chainage 691.4 in the Shahapur stretch of the expressway.
The 18-wheel truck had suffered a mechanical breakdown, and its driver Jogender Baghel and cleaner Dabbu (18) had got out, with Dabbu standing behind the truck holding a torch to alert motorists.
Ertiga driver Harish Tandon (40) and cleaner Dabbu died on the spot, while Kanchan Sonawane was seriously injured and shifted to the IGM Sub-District Hospital in Bhiwandi.
An Accidental Death Report has been registered at Titwala Police Station, and authorities urged motorists to stay vigilant and maintain safe speeds during night-time travel.
- Who
- Ertiga driver Harish Tandon (40) and truck cleaner Dabbu (18), who died; passenger Kanchan Sonawane, who was seriously injured; and truck driver Jogender Baghel, who escaped unhurt.
- What
- A speeding Maruti Ertiga crashed into the rear of a stationary broken-down truck, killing two people and seriously injuring a woman.
- Where
- Near Chainage 691.4 in the Shahapur stretch of the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway in Thane.
- When
- Around 3.15 am on August 6.
- Why
- The Ertiga was travelling at speed and hit the stranded truck that had halted due to a mechanical breakdown; police are investigating the exact circumstances.
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











