Two Multi-Vehicle Accidents in Thane Leave 12 Injured Over Weekend

Separate collisions on Cadbury Junction Bridge and Kalyan-Pune Link Road injured six individuals each, with investigations underway into causes like brake failure and driver error.

• A late-night multi-vehicle collision on Cadbury Junction Bridge in Thane involved four vehicles, injuring six people, including a toddler and two minors.
• The accident occurred when a sand-laden dumper lost control, causing a chain reaction that damaged a truck, a car, and a tempo.
• Emergency responders rescued trapped car occupants, and traffic on the Eastern Express Highway was disrupted for about an hour before being restored.
• In a separate incident on Saturday morning, a cement mixer truck's brake failure triggered a crash involving another truck, a tempo, and three auto rickshaws on the Kalyan-Pune Link Road, injuring six more individuals.
• Police are investigating both accidents, with the dumper driver from the first crash fleeing the scene and the cement mixer truck driver from the second being detained.

3 Articles

Hindustan Times Free Press Journal Free Press Journal