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3 Killed in Kasara Ghat Car Crash on MumbaiNashik Highway

Investigators are trying to trace the absconding driver after filing cases under national criminal plus motor-vehicle laws.

Overview

  • Police said the car struck a large stone while negotiating a turn near a hotel in the Kasara Ghat area around 10 pm on Tuesday.
  • The vehicle was allegedly driven in a rash, negligent manner, and the driver jumped out and fled the scene, according to the Kasara police.
  • The deceased were identified as Riaz Haisyat Ali, Asadullah and Afzal, all from Uttar Pradesh and aged between 30 and 35, with bodies sent for postmortem.
  • A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, and efforts to locate the accused are ongoing.
  • Separate reports note two additional crashes: a BhiwandiKalyan flyover incident that killed a motorcyclist and an Ochira collision where an SUV hit a KSRTC bus, killing three family members.