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Pune Highway Horror: Head-on Crash Claims Two Lives
14 Jun
Summary
- Two men died instantly in a motorcycle-truck collision late Saturday night.
- The accident occurred on the Kalyan-Nagar highway near Otur, Pune.
- Police have registered a case of death by negligence against the truck driver.
A fatal head-on collision occurred late Saturday night on the Kalyan-Nagar highway near Dumbarwadi village, approximately 105km from Pune. The accident involved a motorcycle and a container truck, resulting in the immediate deaths of two individuals.
The victims were identified as Pranav Dumbre, aged 25, from Otur, and Ganesh Gadekar, aged 26, from Dingore village. They were traveling from Ale Phata towards Otur on their motorcycle when the collision with a truck approaching from Kalyan took place.
Emergency services and police were dispatched to the scene. The impact of the crash caused considerable traffic congestion. Authorities worked quickly to remove the damaged vehicles from the roadway, successfully reopening the highway to traffic. A legal investigation is underway, with a case registered against the truck driver for alleged death by negligence.
