Jeep crashes into parked truck, eight injured on Mumbai–Nashik Highway

A family of ten people was driving a jeep back from Mumbai airport when it crashed into a parked truck on a busy highway in Maharashtra.

The jeep was badly damaged and eight family members were hurt, four of them seriously.

The accident happened at night with light rain.

Police took the injured to a nearby hospital and are looking into why the crash happened.

The driver said he was trying to overtake another vehicle when the jeep hit the parked truck.

The family was returning after seeing off relatives who had gone on a religious trip to Saudi Arabia.

The incident was filmed and the video spread online.

The police are still investigating the exact reason for the collision.

The jeep and the truck have been removed from the road.