4 killed, 15 injured in ST bus-trailer collision
Could 09, 2025 07:28 AM IST
The deceased have been recognized as Trupti Vijay Kutekar, 22, Laxman Raya Dhebe, 35, of Dhangar Wadi, Anvi Rupesh Gamre, 7, of Ambet, and Vitthal Kajabje, 55, from Khabivali. The injured passengers have been rushed to close by hospitals and are mentioned to have sustained minor accidents
Navi Mumbai: 4 individuals misplaced their lives and fifteen others sustained accidents when a dashing trailer collided head-on with a Maharashtra State Transport (ST) bus close to Tarne village on Wednesday afternoon.
The accident came about round 12:45 PM on a ghat part of the Rahtad-Tala route. The ST bus, en route from Rahtad to Tala, was ascending a slope when it was struck by the trailer coming downhill from the wrong way. The impression was so intense {that a} portion of the bus was torn aside.
In accordance with preliminary investigations, the trailer was headed to a port and was being pushed by 24-year-old Deendayal Ramkaran Pal, who had lately acquired a heavy motorized vehicle licence. “He was unfamiliar with the route and relied on Google Maps for navigation. Pal reportedly failed to barter a pointy bend and misplaced management of the car,” mentioned Extra Superintendent of Police Abhijeet Shivthare. Pal has been arrested, and an extra probe is underway.
The deceased have been recognized as Trupti Vijay Kutekar, 22, Laxman Raya Dhebe, 35, of Dhangar Wadi, Anvi Rupesh Gamre, 7, of Ambet, and Vitthal Kajabje, 55, from Khabivali. The injured passengers have been rushed to close by hospitals and are mentioned to have sustained minor accidents.
That is the second main street accident in Raigad district in as many days. On Tuesday afternoon, three pedestrians have been killed when a dashing passenger minibus ploughed by way of a crowded market close to the District Hospital in Mangaon. A police jeep and a scooter have been additionally broken in that incident.
