A tragic accident occurred outside the Sahyadri State Guest House at Malabar Hill area on Tuesday morning when an electric BEST bus collided with a car parked on the roadside.
A woman, identified as Neeta Shaha, aged between 65 and 70, who was out for her morning walk, was caught between the bus and the car during the collision. She sustained critical injuries and died on the spot.
Ms. Shaha was a resident of Prakash 1 Building, Ridge Road (B G Khair Marg). According to preliminary reports, the victim’s body has been moved to J J Hospital for further examination.
Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the circumstances of the accident.
Packed pick-up van falls off road on hilly terrain in Pune district
In another incident, ten women on their way to a temple were killed and 30 others injured after a pick-up van packed with passengers fell off the road on a hilly terrain and plunged into a gorge on Monday in Pune district, police said, reported PTI.
The vehicle carrying over 40 passengers, most of them women and children, veered off the road and plunged 25 to 30 feet after it failed to climb an incline – possibly due to overloading — and rolled back down before toppling into the gorge at around 1 pm, a police officer said, reported PTI.
The victims, who hailed from Papalwadi village, were headed to Shree Kshetra Mahadev Kundeshwar Temple in Khed tehsil in the western Maharashtra district to mark the auspicious Monday of the Shravan month when the accident took place near Pait village, he said, reported PTI.
Locals rushed to the spot and alerted police.
“Ten women died and 30 others sustained injuries in the accident,” the officer said, adding nearly a dozen ambulances rushed the injured persons to nearby hospitals, reported PTI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the PM`s National Relief Fund (PMMNRF) to the next of kin of each deceased.
“Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in the accident. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000,” the PMO stated.
(With inputs from PTI)
