Pune Beat

Giving details about the road mishaps, Parmar said that in the country there were 36 vehicles behind one thousand people. In Maharashtra the number was 50 and in Mumbai it was 150 but in Pune there were 350 vehicles behind a thousand people.

8220;Out of the total 49.46 lakh vehicles in the state, Pune has 9.95 lakh vehicles while Mumbai is still behind with 8.95 lakh vehicles,8221; he said.

Parmar said that to suggest measures against road accidents the committee travelled three thousand kilometre and visited 2500 accident spots so far. The state government has allocated Rs. 12 crore to minimise road accidents, he added.

Mishap claims couple
A couple travelling by car was killed when a truck collided with their vehicle near Shindewadi on the Pune-Satara highway this morning. Both the vehicles swerved off the road due to the impact of the collision.

The deceased were identified as Shashank Suresh Mehta 24, and his wife Sumitra 21, both residents of Dhankavadi. They died on the spot. The mishap occurred at 10.30 am. The police said the couple was going to Satara while the truck was proceeding to Bangalore when the mishap occurred.