Eight killed in road mishaps near Pune

Pune: Eight persons were killed and 12 others injured in two separate road accidents near here, police said Wednesday.

Four persons died and eight were injured when their car rammed into a sand-laden truck near Yavat on Pune-Solapur highway last night.
The victims, who hailed from the city, were on their way to the temple town of Tuljapur when the mishap occurred, they said.
In another accident, a car collided with a truck at Wakad near here on the Mumbai-Bangalore Highway killing four of its occupants and injuring four others, police said.

PTI