The bus was travelling from Mumbai to Malvan when the collision took place. The accident caused significant damage to one side of the Shivshahi bus, and the impact raised concerns of a potential CNG leak from the truck
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A serious accident occurred on the Mumbai–Goa highway near Mangaon in Raigad district on Wednesday morning. Seven passengers were injured after a Shivshahi bus collided with a truck transporting CNG cylinders. Following the incident, traffic on the busy highway came to a complete halt, according to reports.
The bus was travelling from Mumbai to Malvan when the collision took place. The accident caused significant damage to one side of the Shivshahi bus, and the impact raised concerns of a potential CNG leak from the truck.
As per reports, to prevent any untoward incident, police rushed to the spot and immediately stopped traffic in both directions. As a result, long queues of vehicles formed on both sides of the highway, causing severe inconvenience to commuters.
Given the risk of a gas leak, fire brigade personnel and emergency response teams reached the site and are working to stabilise the situation. The injured passengers have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Mangaon police have launched an investigation into the accident.
5 killed, 3 injured in SUV-truck collision in Chhattisgarh
In another incident, five persons were killed and three others injured when a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in collided with a truck in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district, police said on Wednesday, reported PTI.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Umesh Kashyap said that an SUV collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction.
The accident occurred near Sukli village under Janjgir police station area on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday when the victims, all residents of a locality in Nawagarh, were returning after attending a wedding, they said, reported PTI.
The impact of the collision was so severe that the SUV was completely mangled. Five of its occupants died on the spot, the police said.
The three injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital, where their condition was stated to be critical, they said.
The deceased have been identified as Vishwanath Dewangan (43), Rajendra Kashyap (27), Pomeshwar Jaltare (33), Bhupendra Sahu (40) and Kamlanayan Sahu (22), the police said, reported PTI.
An investigation was on into the accident, they added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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