Nagpur: A massive multi-vehicle pile-up on Maharashtra’s Samruddhi Expressway left 30 passengers injured after a speeding container rammed into a queue of vehicles near Tadegaon on the Mumbai corridor around midnight. The impact triggered a chain collision involving 19 vehicles, including 18 cars and a police vehicle. Several cars were badly damaged, with some pushed on top of one another. One of the injured passengers is reported to be in critical condition.
Speeding Container Rams Into Queued Vehicles
According to preliminary information, an empty cement truck had overturned near Channel No. 322 on the Mumbai corridor of the Samruddhi Expressway. Around 1.30 am, recovery operations were underway to remove the overturned truck, resulting in a long queue of vehicles on the Mumbai-bound lane.
During this time, a heavy container truck approaching from behind at high speed allegedly rammed into the stationary vehicles. The impact triggered a massive chain collision, involving 18 cars and one police vehicle.
Several vehicles were severely damaged, while some cars were pushed onto one another due to the force of the collision.
30 Injured, 10-12 Shifted to Jalna
As many as 30 passengers, including women and children, sustained injuries. One of the injured is said to be in critical condition.
Following the incident, Samruddhi Expressway ambulances, Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) personnel, police teams from Sindkhed Raja and Kingaon Raja, and a medical team from the rural hospital rushed to the spot.
Rescue and relief operations were immediately launched. Some injured passengers received preliminary treatment inside ambulances at the accident site, while around 10 to 12 people were shifted to Jalna for further medical care.
Members of the Dhade family, who had travelled from Wardha, were treated at the rural hospital.
Traffic police also removed the damaged vehicles and took steps to restore traffic movement on the expressway.
The accident has once again raised serious concerns over night-time travel, speeding and road safety measures on the Samruddhi Expressway.
