Two killed, six injured in 3 accidents on Expressway

Two incidents took place at Urse toll plaza, identified as accident-prone by highway police

Two persons were killed and six injured in three separate accidents on the expressway in the early hours of Tuesday. Those injured include resident deputy collector of Sindhudurg district Sushant Khandekar and two Korean nationals.

Of the three mishaps, two reportedly took place on a stretch near Urse toll plaza on expressway which has been identified as an accident-prone spot by the state highway police.

In the first incident, a car speeding towards Mumbai from Pune hit a truck from behind near Devale bridge in Lonavala on the Expressway around 1.30 am. The impact was so severe that the two persons in the car died on the spot, while three were injured. The incident was registered at the Lonavala rural police station. Police identified the deceased as Abhijit Satish Waydande (30) of Borivli and Dipti Pramod Tawde (23) of Vikroli in Mumbai. Those injured included Rahul Pednekar (28), Suyog Bhalerao (28) and Vaishnavi Pote (22), all from Dombivli in Mumbai.

Meanwhile, in another mishap, a driver of a government vehicle lost control and hit a road divider near Urse toll plaza on the Expressway around 4.30 am. Khandekar who was travelling in the car was injured.

Talegaon Dabhade police said Khandekar along with government officer Ashok Sable was going to Mumbai for a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister on Tuesday when driver Yogendra Kolamkar reportedly lost control and the car hit the road divider. The trio were taken to Lokmanya Hospital in Nigdi and are out of danger, police said.

Two Koreans, identified as Waun Jason and Shin Bang, who were coming to Pune from Mumbai in a car were injured in the third mishap at Hinoday Bridge near Urse toll plaza on the expressway around 5 am. Police said they were coming to Pune for some work at Tata Motors when driver Purushottam Sitapure reportedly lost control and the car hit a truck. They were taken to the hospital for treatment.

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