Overview
- Authorities confirmed eight deaths and roughly 14–20 injuries after a container truck lost control and triggered a chain collision on the Navale Bridge stretch of the Pune–Bengaluru highway.
- A small car was crushed between two container trucks, and most of the fatalities were in that car, according to police.
- Fire officials said the blaze intensified due to the car’s CNG kit and the combustion of CNG, diesel and petrol during the rescue operation.
- Pune police registered an FIR naming the deceased driver and cleaner along with the truck owner on charges including culpable homicide, and investigators say the truck appeared overloaded.
- Maharashtra’s chief minister announced ₹5 lakh ex‑gratia for each victim’s next of kin, and Union minister Murlidhar Mohol set a multiagency meeting to enact interim safety steps and fast‑track an elevated corridor solution.