The woman was killed and 18 others were injured after the truck was exceeded by the trailer.
The police official cited by the PTI news agency said the incident occurred on Saturday afternoon near the Adoshi tunnel under the limitation of Khopoli police station in Khalapur Taluka in the Raigad district in Mahara.
How did the accident occur? What did the probe reveal?
The clerk said the truck driver lost control of the vehicle after the brake failure.
According to the police, the trailer brakes failed on a steep road of the road, resulting in the vehicle to put into operation forward.
The police said the driver was taken into custody of Khopoli. Medical examination showed that he was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident, the official added.
“Prima facie, the accident was the result of brake failure. The driver was not under the influence of alcohol. The damage was the main because the brakes failed when he rode the slope,” he added.
“The case has been registered and another probe is taking place,” he added.
Women dead, severe damage to luxury vehicles
Seven vehicles were severely damaged in the accident.
“(Truck) collided with the vehicles in front of him. The impact was so big that the trailer was pulling several vehicles almost 3.5 km,” Raigad Superintendent Police Kalal quoted The Hindustan Times.
“He hit at least 20 vehicles, including luxury cars such as BMW and Mercedes, resulting in serious injuries of 19 people. They were admitted to the private hospital in Navi Bombai.
The deceased was identified as Anita Sahadev Ekhande, the inhabitants of the village of Padoli in the Dharashiv district, HT informed. A 58 -year -old woman reportedly traveled with her family in an SUV when a trailer moving downhill from Pune to Mumbai lost control and crashed into several vehicles.
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