The accident between the two vehicles took place when the SUV was carrying railway cables from Vasai in Palghar district to Thane station

The SUV suffered a tyre puncture and collided with a truck

The SUV was transporting nine tonnes of bricks from Bhiwandi area here to Mankhurd in neighbouring Mumbai, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell official said on Monday

Firemen rushed to the spot after the accident and rescued the SUV driver who was stuck in the vehicle, he said

The driver and four other occupants of the SUV received serious injuries and were taken to the Thane Civil Hospital

Two of them, who were in a critical condition, were shifted to hospitals in Mumbai, the official said