In yet another fatal incident at Mumbai-Nagpur expressway, three persons were killed after a car, which hit a road divider, caught fire in Maharashtra's Buldhana district this morning, May 29.
The accident took place between 5 am and 5.30 am near Deulgaon Kol village on the expressway, an official from Bibi police station said.
The car carrying three persons hit a road divider following which one of them fell out of the vehicle. Then it caught fire in which two persons who were inside the vehicle were charred to death. Another person who had fallen out the vehicle succumbed to injuries in a hospital, official explained.
As per preliminary information, there was a diesel can in the car, which could be the reason for the blaze.
If reports are to be believed, last Wednesday, May 24, four persons were killed after their multi-utility vehicle (MUV) hit a divider on the Samruddhi Expressway in Aurangabad district.
A total of 39 people have lost their lives and 143 were injured in accidents on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway since its launch in December 2022 till the end of April this year, a senior police official earlier said.
Owing to rise in the road accidents, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has planned to set up four helipads along the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, also known as the Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Highway.
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