Five people were killed when a car was crushed between two large container trucks that caught fire on a bridge along the Mumbai-Bengaluru Expressway on the outskirts of Pune on Thursday, police said.
Eight to ten others were injured in the evening accident at Navale Bridge, they said, as reported by PTI.
“According to preliminary information, five people died in the accident, another eight to ten were injured. The injured were taken to the hospital,” said the police officer.
In videos that emerged after the accident, the car can be seen crushed between two heavy vehicles engulfed in a huge fire. “We are investigating how the accident happened. At the moment, our priority is to ensure that the injured persons are immediately treated at the hospital,” said the police officer.
Firefighters rushed to the scene with water tankers and tried to put out the flames, he added. The accident caused a traffic jam on the busy highway.
(With input from agencies)
