Overview
- Police said a natural landslide sent rocks onto the Pune–Mangaon Road near Kondheshwar/Kondithar on Thursday morning, with a large rock breaking through the vehicle’s sunroof and windshield.
- The victim, identified as Snehal Govinddas Gujarati of Pimpri-Chinchwad, was in the front passenger seat of a Volkswagen Virtus driven by her husband, with their son and mother-in-law in the back seats.
- She was rushed to the Sub-District Hospital in Mangaon and was declared dead on arrival as the car sustained heavy damage from the impact.
- Mangaon police registered an accidental death caused by a natural calamity and opened a detailed inquiry into whether loose rocks or a minor landslide triggered the fall.
- The Raigad district collector ordered an immediate safety audit of the Tamhini Ghat section, and officials advised motorists to avoid the route or exercise extreme caution.