Overview
- Authorities said a container truck lost control on the Mumbai–Bengaluru Highway and triggered a chain collision involving more than 20 vehicles near Narhe.
- Two container trucks and a car were engulfed in flames, and a small car was crushed between the trucks, with several victims charred.
- Fire and rescue teams deployed multiple tenders and nearly 70 personnel, moved the injured to nearby hospitals, and sealed the Satara-to-Mumbai lane for clearance.
- Pune Police detained the truck driver as a probe begins into mechanical failure, with officials noting that a CNG-fueled car and fuel loads intensified the blaze.
- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced ₹5 lakh ex-gratia for families of the deceased, and officials highlighted the stretch’s history as an accident-prone black spot.