In the early hours of Sunday in Goregaon East, two people were killed after a BEST bus skidded, collided with another bus and crashed into an autorickshaw. Johnny Sankhram, 42, and Sujata Panchaki, 38 who were travelling in the auto. The deceased were identified as 42-year-old Johnny Sankhram and 38-year-old Sujata Panchaki who were travelling in the auto, as per the report by Hindustan Times.
After the bus collided, the victims flung out of the vehicle and sustained head injuries. The incident took place at Goregaon check naka bridge near the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) at around 1.45 am. Bus number 1453 (MH 01AP 0226) was behind bus number 1862 (MH 01 AP 0746), both were en route to Ghatkopar Depot from Poisar Depot for a depot transfer, according to the Aarey sub-police station.
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In order to control the bus on the slippery road, the driver of the bus 1862, 45-year-old Santosh Shankar Ghonge applied brakes, prompting the driver of bus number 1453, identified as Santosh Vishnu Deolkar, to do the same. But, the second bus skidded and collided with the bus in front and crashed into an autorickshaw (MH 02 EQ 9371) coming from the opposite direction.
The police officers informed that the victims were related to each other and they were on their way towards Goregaon after attending a family function when the accident occurred.
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