Nashik:A woman was killed, and five others were seriously injured after a truck crashed into vehicles in the ghat section of a national highway in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said on Saturday. The accident involving seven to eight vehicles occurred at Rahud ghat on the Mumbai-Agra Highway near Chandwad around 10 pm on Friday, an official said.
Woman Killed, 5 Injured After Truck Rams Into Vehicles On Highway In Maharashtra's Nashik
A truck crashed into vehicles in the ghat section of a national highway in Maharashtra's Nashik district, resulting in one death and multiple injuries.
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Published : Feb 22, 2025, 8:49 AM IST
He said that as per preliminary reports, the brakes of a truck heading towards Mumbai failed on a slope, and it crashed into seven to eight vehicles, including cars and trucks. The official said a 45-year-old woman in one of the cars was killed, five others were seriously injured, and a few persons sustained minor injuries in the accident.
He said the injured persons were rushed to Chandwad sub-district hospital. The official said the traffic came to a standstill on the highway for some time, and the situation normalised by morning.