Major accident on Mumbai-Pune expressway; 17 dead as bus crashes into two cars - Know what led to mishap

Mumbai: An unfortunate incident has claimed 17 lives on Sunday morning.

At least 17 people died after a bus crashed into two cars and fell into a 20-feet deep ditch on Mumbai-Pune expressway. Around 33 were left injured.

The deceased include 13 males and four females.

What led to the accident?

The driver of a swift desire car was changing a punctured tyre and an Innova stopped to help him.

Tragedy struck when a bus coming from Satara collided with both the cars and then fell into a 20 feet ditch on the left side of the road.

The injured were immediately rushed to the MGM hospital in Panvel.