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8 Killed, 13 Injured in Accident at ‘Selfie Point’ on Pune’s Navale Bridge; Traffic Advisory Issued
A suspected brake failure caused a truck to lose control, crushing a car between trucks and igniting a fire that killed seven and injured over 20, officials said.
- On Thursday evening, seven victims burned to death and about 20 people were injured when a truck collided with multiple vehicles on Navale Bridge, Katraj‑Dehu Road bypass around 5.30 pm.
- Police say a heavy container truck lost control on the Navale Bridge slope due to suspected brake failure while carrying iron pieces and rods, and Deputy Commissioner of Police Sambhaji Kadam noted the bridge is a black spot in the Integrated Road Accident Database.
- Chief Fire Officer Devendra Potphode said, `When our personnel reached the spot, they found that a car was trapped between two big container trucks and a huge fire had erupted.` At least three vehicles caught fire, and seven charred bodies were recovered from the scene.
- Police have opened a formal probe and initiated an FIR at Sinhagad Road Police Station, while Pune police investigation team sent bodies to Sassoon Hospital for postmortem, with DNA tests planned for charred remains.
- Pune Fire Brigade and Pune Municipal Corporation emergency teams deployed eight fire tenders, rescue vans and water tankers, and traffic from Satara to Mumbai was halted, with motorists advised to use the old Katraj Ghat route, Himmat Jadhav said.
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