The Chakan MIDC fire brigade rescued two people trapped inside a vehicle that got crushed in an accident involving a tempo truck, a lorry and a container truck at Shel Pimpalgaon village on the Chakan-Shikrapur road early on Saturday. Vishal Shriram Kaldate and Vaibhav Rajendra Kaldate, both residents of Jamkhed in Ahmednagar district aged around 25, were taken to a hospital and provided treatment. The police have launched a probe. Police rushed to the spot after receiving information about a multi-vehicle collision near SK Hotel in Shel Pimpalgaon around 5.30 am. Officers informed the Chakan MIDC police station that two men were stuck inside the tempo truck that suffered heavy damages in the accident. A team comprising Assistant Fire Officer Rajesh Pharande, and firemen V A Pawar, V V Khedkar, S A Kulal and L H Kachare rushed for help. “Two men were stuck inside the driver’s cabin. We rescued the injured persons by cutting the tempo truck using a hydraulic cutter and other equipment. The rescue operation lasted about an hour,” said Pharande.
