Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Seven Killed, 19 Injured in Samruddhi Expressway Collision
A truck crashed into a small passenger vehicle on the Samruddhi Expressway.
The crash happened near Dhamangaon in Maharashtra early on Friday morning.
The passenger vehicle was carrying devotees returning from Shegaon.
They had a Goddess Durga idol with them before the Navratri festival.
Seven people died in the crash.
Nineteen others were hurt and taken for medical treatment.
Police said four or five injured people were in critical condition.
Investigators are still trying to find out exactly what caused the collision.
A speeding truck hit a tempo pickup near Dhamangaon railway station on Friday at about 12:45 a.m.
The tempo was carrying devotees returning from Shegaon to Wardha with a Goddess Durga idol before Navratri.
Five people died at the scene and two died while being taken to hospital.
Nineteen people were injured; police said four to five were critical and the others were out of danger.
The crash’s exact cause remains unknown, while police investigate amid reported concerns about accidents on the expressway.
- Who
- Devotees traveling in a tempo pickup and the driver of a speeding truck were involved.
- What
- A truck collided with a tempo pickup, killing seven people and injuring 19.
- When
- Friday at approximately 12:45 a.m.; the exact date was not stated.
- Where
- Near Dhamangaon railway station on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra.
- Why
- The exact cause has not been established; police said a detailed investigation is underway.
- Deaths
- 7 people were killed.
- Injuries
- 19 people were injured; four to five were reportedly in critical condition.
- Crash time
- Approximately 12:45 a.m. on Friday.
- Location
- Near Dhamangaon railway station on the Samruddhi Expressway.
- Passengers
- The tempo carried devotees traveling from Shegaon to Wardha with a Goddess Durga idol.
- Investigation
- Police said the exact cause of the collision remains under investigation.
- Reported expressway toll
- The article said 572 people died in 633 accidents on the expressway over the previous three and a half years.