At least 13 people were killed after a container truck violently collided with another truck carrying a wedding party in Maharashtra’s Palghar, on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Monday.
According to the district police in Kassa, more than 40 wedding guests were traveling in the minivan. At approximately 4 a.m., the container truck violently collided with the wedding truck, causing the latter to crash. Many passengers were trapped inside the wreckage as the two vehicles overturned.
Following the accident, local residents, police and rescue teams arrived at the scene. About 25 people were seriously injured and are currently undergoing treatment at Kassa District Hospital.
Traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Expressway was disrupted for some time due to the accident.
The police have initiated a spot check operation (panchnama) and the exact cause of the accident is being investigated.
The initial police investigation stated that speed and negligence were likely the reasons.
