Ten from Murbad injured in mini bus mishap on Mumbai-Pune Highway
Navi Mumbai: Ten devotees from Shelkepada, Murbad, in Thane sustained injuries after a mini bus in which they were travelling met with an accident on the Borghat stretch of the Mumbai-Pune highway (NH-48) on Wednesday morning. They were heading on a pilgrimage to Jejuri, Pune, when the bus turned turtle after its driver lost control following his immediate application of the brake. The Khopoli police, along with rescuers, rushed the victims to a nearby hospital.
The victims include a 14-year-old girl and two elderly citizens aged 65 and 71. Six males and four females were injured in the mishap. As the bus turned turtle, the victims fell on each other due to the slope stretch. The highway safety patrol-Borghat unit, IRB patrol, Delta Force, Maharashtra Security Force, Lokmanya Hospital, Help Foundation, Khopoli police, among others, had a tough time pulling out the injured victims.
The injured were first rushed to the Dr Ambedkar Hospital, run by the Khopoli Municipal Council. Thereafter, some of the grievously injured were shifted to the MGM Hospital-Kamothe for further treatment. The bus has been towed away to a safe location, keeping in mind the highway safety aspects.
Khopoli police inspector, Sachin Hire, said, “They were heading to the Khandoba temple in Jejuri when the mishap took place. Further investigation is on.”
When contacted over phone, a relative of the victims said, “Ten persons were injured in the mishap.”
The Khopoli police have booked the bus driver for rash driving, endangering life and safety of individuals, among others, under the relevant sections of BNS and Motor Vehicle Act.
The victims include a 14-year-old girl and two elderly citizens aged 65 and 71. Six males and four females were injured in the mishap. As the bus turned turtle, the victims fell on each other due to the slope stretch. The highway safety patrol-Borghat unit, IRB patrol, Delta Force, Maharashtra Security Force, Lokmanya Hospital, Help Foundation, Khopoli police, among others, had a tough time pulling out the injured victims.
The injured were first rushed to the Dr Ambedkar Hospital, run by the Khopoli Municipal Council. Thereafter, some of the grievously injured were shifted to the MGM Hospital-Kamothe for further treatment. The bus has been towed away to a safe location, keeping in mind the highway safety aspects.
Khopoli police inspector, Sachin Hire, said, “They were heading to the Khandoba temple in Jejuri when the mishap took place. Further investigation is on.”
When contacted over phone, a relative of the victims said, “Ten persons were injured in the mishap.”
The Khopoli police have booked the bus driver for rash driving, endangering life and safety of individuals, among others, under the relevant sections of BNS and Motor Vehicle Act.
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