Mumbai, 19 Sept (HS): A speeding container hit several

vehicles near Navle Bridge in Pune, on the Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway on Friday

night. The accident occurred due to brake failure of te container. Two people

died and four were injured in the accident. The injured have been admitted to a

hospital.

The investigation police officer told the media that

the accident occurred around 1 am on Saturday, when brakes of the container

coming from Satara and going to Mumbai suddenly failed to operate. It went out

of control and hit 3-4 vehicles. Two people died and four others received

serious injuries.

On getting the information police rushed to the site

with an ambulance. The dead bodies were removed and referred for post-mortem.

The injured were shifted to a hospital.

The traffic on Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway was affected

due to the accident.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar