One-hour snarl after accident on Goa highway

NAVI MUMBAI: The Mumbai-Goa Highway witnessed over a hour-long jam on both carriageways following an accident on Saturday. The accident took place after a

trailer

applied sudden brakes and a

car

crashed into it, A pickup van trailing the car also crashed into it and toppled over. Four people were injured in the accident. All three vehicles were going towards Panvel. The trailer driver, Kailash Pal (28), has been booked.

Panvel taluka police senior inspector

Maloji Shinde

said, “The incident took place near

Karnala Khind village

.” Sub-inspector S S Gurav said, “Alibaug resident Swati Patil and her husband Sanjay Patil, who were in the car, were hurt. The van driver and one more person were also hurt.”