www.expressindia.com - Weather | Horoscope | Stocks | RSS
expressindia web city
HomeBlogsCricketAstrology TendersClassifieds Reader Comments Hotels
Sign In / Register | Archive
Expressindia » Story

15 killed in accident on Mumbai-Pune expressway

Font Size

Agencies

Posted: May 04, 2008 at 1041 hrs IST

Mumbai, May 4: Fifteen people belonging to a marriage party were killed and three others injured when their jeep collided with a tanker on the Mumbai-Pune expressway on Sunday morning.

The jeep carrying the marriage party from Western Maharashtra's Satara district rammed into the tanker which was either stationary or had slowed down near Panvel, at around 0445 on Sunday morning, police said.

The jeep was moving towards Navi Mumbai's Vashi area for a wedding and all casualties are reported to be hailing from Chavneshwar village in Satara district, they said.

The deceased include two men, ten women and three children, they said, adding, the three injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital.

Discuss this story on expressindia forums
Post Comments
Name* Email ID*
Subject* Country*
Message*
Characters remaining
 
TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s).
I agree to the terms of use.

Latest News

Business

Showbiz

Sports

Naxals kill 13 policemen, loot weapons

196 and counting... Punjab candidates line up at Dera for ‘blessings’ ahead of vote...

Now Mamata wants national holidays on Netaji, Tagore birth anniversaries

Anna's movement lacks ideological tethering: Aruna Roy

No knowledge of threat to Rushdie's life: Maharashtra police

Why this Af-Pak battle has all of Sharjah on the edge

Is Modi fasting to atone for 2002 riots? Cong

More
© 2011 The Indian Express Limited. All rights reserved
Advertise With Us | Privacy Policy | Feedback | Express Group | Site Map