11 people killed after van collides with cement mixer in Maharashtra
Thane: Eleven people were killed and two others were injured after a van hit a cement mixer coming from the opposite direction on a bridge in Thane district of Maharashtra state today.
According to Kashmir Media Service, police said the accident occurred on the Raita bridge in Murbad, when a van, travelling from Kalyan towards Murbad, crashed into a cement mixer coming from the opposite direction.
The impact of the collision was severe, badly damaging both vehicles.
Officials said the van was carrying multiple passengers at the time of the crash. Eight men and three women died in the accident, while the injured were rushed to a hospital in Ulhasnagar in a critical condition, Murbad tahsildar Abhijit Deshmukh told the media.
Six of the victims have been identified, so far, while efforts are underway to establish the identity of the remaining ones, a senior police official said.
Following the accident, traffic on the Kalyan-Ahilyanagar route was disrupted for several hours before being cleared, he added.
