Pune-Mumbai Expressway accident: Most were returning home after summer vacations

The family of MD College Professor Avinash Karande too was returning after a trip to his native village in Satara. Many staff members, including the principal of MD College, and his students, reached MGM hospital after hearing of his demise.

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“He was a favourite among his students and was a very jovial man. He was part of the NSS and had been part of a road safety awareness campaign recently. It is unfortunate that we lost him so early in life,” said a colleague. The 35-year-old professor’s wife and two daughters were also travelling with him and have sustained injuries in the accident.

Another family from Satara lost three of its members. Shivaji Kadam, a resident of Mira Road, was returning with his wife Chatura, daughter-in-law Priya and granddaughter Ananya. While Shivaji has sustained injuries, the three women of the family died.