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Mumbai-Pune Expressway accident: 17 killed as bus rams into two cars
Early morning on Sunday, a luxury bus rammed into two cars on Mumbai-Pune Expressway, killing several people.
Updated: June 5, 2016 21:00 IST
1 / 11At least 17 people were killed early Sunday morning after a bus reportedly hit two cars and fell into a 20-feet deep ditch on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The accident took place at around 5.30 am. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)
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2 / 11According to initial reports, a Swift had stopped on the side of the road as the driver was changing a punctured tyre. An Innova car had stopped in the first lane to help the driver. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)
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3 / 11A luxury bus, coming from Satara, crashed into the Innova and the Desire and fell into a 20-feet deep ditch on the left of the road. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)
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4 / 11At least 12 people who were in the bus have been killed. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)
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5 / 11The injured were rushed to MGM hospital in Panvel. The death toll could rise. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)
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6 / 11A police official said that prima facie it seems that the bus driver attempted to steer away from the parked cars but lost control and rammed into the vehicles. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)
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7 / 11The bus was headed to Mumbai, and the accident took place in Navi Mumbai, towards the end of the Mumbai-end of the Expressway. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)
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8 / 11A majority of the passengers injured and dead were travelling in the luxury bus. (Source: ANI)
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9 / 11Four people were in the Innova at the time of the accident, and they have sustained injuries. (Source: ANI)
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10 / 11In case you are planning on traveling on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the freeway is open for vehicular traffic. (Express photo)
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