In a tragic incident, at least five people were killed and several others sustained injuries after a bus they were travelling in collided with a tractor on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. According to police, the bus plunged into a ditch after the accident near the Mumbai Express highway.
According to officials, all the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. "The bus collided with a tractor and fell into a ditch. 42 people, who were injured have been shifted to MGM Hospital, while 3 have been shifted to the govt hospital. Doctors have confirmed that 5 people have lost their lives," DCP Navi Mumbai, Vivek Pansare said.
Traffic hit on Mumbai-Lonavala lane
The officials further informed that the bus was transporting devotees from Kesar village in Dombivli to Pandharpur in Maharashtra. The mishap led to a complete standstill of vehicular movement on the Mumbai-Lonavala lane of the Mumbai Express highway. Authorities managed to retrieve the bus with the assistance of a crane, and normal traffic flow on the lane resumed after a three-hour disruption, they added.
More details to be added.
(With ANI inputs)
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