Nagar rd blocked for 3 hours after pile-up

Widening work underway on road makes task of clearing damaged vehicles difficult for cranes

Nagar rd blocked for 3 hours after pile-up

Widening work underway on road makes task of clearing damaged vehicles difficult for cranes

A pile-upu00a0on the Pune-Ahmednagar road led to a massive traffic blockage for nearly three hours yesterday morning. Three vehicles were badly damaged in the accident. The road, which is already facing traffic problems because of widening work that has been on for a long time, was blocked from Chandannagar to Sai Satyam Park near Kharadi as two cranes employed to lift out a bus involved in the pile-up found it difficult to manoeuvreu00a0u00a0 in the cramped space.

Roadblock: The damaged vehicles on the road after the accident near
the toll naka in Kharadi around 5.45 am yesterday. Pic/Somnath Salunke

The driver of an SUV that was hit by the bus was admitted to a private hospital with leg injuries. Identified as Sandip Darwade, he was on morning duty at a private company in Lonikand. The accident took place near the toll post in Kharadi around 5.45 am.

According to the police, a private bus rammed the SUV, which went on to hit a truck. The impact of the accident was such that the bus fell into a trench dug for the concretisation of the road. The bus passengers escaped with minor injuries.

According to the police, the accident took place because the bus driver lost control over the vehicle when he tried to avoid the trench. The police said the driver of the bus fled the spot and was yet to be arrested.
"Road-widening work on the Pune-Ahmednagar road has been going on for the past three years, leading to major traffic problems. The accident took place after the tourist bus rammed into the SUV, after which the driver of the bus fled the spot," API Atmarao More said. "We have booked him for rash and negligent driving."A PILE-UP on the Pune-Ahmednagar road led to a massive traffic blockage for nearly three hours yesterday morning. Three vehicles were badly damaged in the accident.

The road, which is already facing traffic problems because of widening work that has been on for a long time, was blocked from Chandannagar to Sai Satyam Park near Kharadi as two cranes employed to lift out a bus involved in the pile-up found it difficult to manoeuvreu00a0u00a0 in the cramped space.

The driver of an SUV that was hit by the bus was admitted to a private hospital with leg injuries. Identified as Sandip Darwade, he was on morning duty at a private company in Lonikand. The accident took place near the toll post in Kharadi around 5.45 am.

According to the police, a private bus rammed the SUV, which went on to hit a truck. The impact of the accident was such that the bus fell into a trench dug for the concretisation of the road. The bus passengers escaped with minor injuries.

According to the police, the accident took place because the bus driver lost control over the vehicle when he tried to avoid the trench. The police said the driver of the bus fled the spot and was yet to be arrested.
"Road-widening work on the Pune-Ahmednagar road has been going on for the past three years, leading to major traffic problems. The accident took place after the tourist bus rammed into the SUV, after which the driver of the bus fled the spot," API Atmarao More said. "We have booked him for rash and negligent driving."