Narhe trap on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway claims 4 more lives
PUNE: Two accidents along the Narhe (Pune) stretch of the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway claimed four lives in two days, taking the eight-year death toll on the 3km stretch to 56.
On Friday night, a tanker carrying inflammable liquid fell on its right side; hitting a Tata Harrier, a 13-seater tempo, and a container in quick succession. The fumes could be felt hours later as the charred remains were absorbed into the soft mud shoulder of the highway.
Senior police inspector Devidas Gheware of Sinhagad road police station recalled, “The tanker first fell on its right side and came down and hit the Tata Harrier, next hitting the 13-seater tempo which also fell on its side upon impact, and then the container.
