<p>Seventeen people were killed and 30 others were injured when a bus rammed into two stationary cars on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The luxury bus fell into a ditch at Shedung village after ramming into two cars. The accident spot is located 20 km away from Navi Mumbai.<br /><br />According to initial investigations, spot assessment and statements of eyewitnesses, a Maruti Swift Dzire with a flat tyre was parked on the right side of the road and people were fixing the tyre. <br /><br />People from a passing Toyota Innova stopped behind it to offer help. The luxury bus of Nikhil Travels, coming from Satara, failed to notice the two vehicles in the darkness of night and rammed into the two cars before getting veered off the road and falling into a 20-foot ditch.<br /><br />Also, as the morning was cloudy and the bus would not have noticed the tail lights. “The accident near Panvel on Mumbai-Pune Expressway is tragic, deeply pained over the loss of lives and injuries,” Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.<br /><br />“The two cars have suffered extensive damage and are completely mangled. The bus too suffered damage and cranes were called to lift it,” said a police official. “It is a big accident and a matter of concern for us,” said Public Works Minister Eknath Shinde, adding that the cause of the accident would be investigated in detail and appropriate steps will be taken. <br /><br />Rushed to hospital<br />The injured were rushed to the Mahatma Gandhi Mission and Ashtavinayak hospitals in Navi Mumbai. Two of the injured are still in critical condition. The victims have sustained major injuries to their heads besides fractures. <br /><br />The deceased include 10 women, 6 men and a six-month-old infant, who were all occupants of the bus. Reports said that the driver of the bus too died in the accident. The accidents on the Mumbai-Pune expressway have been a matter of concern for the Maharashtra government. <br /><br />“In most of the accidents be it the recent Mumbai-Pune expressway accidents or the turtling of heavy vehicles, buses in ghat regions, human factor is largely responsible for road accidents, than other causes. <br /><br />Over 75% of road accidents have human factor involved in it,” a police official said. Since 2008, more than 600 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured in accidents on the E-way. <br /><br />Speeding and bursting of tyres are some of the causes of the accident.<br /></p>
<p>Seventeen people were killed and 30 others were injured when a bus rammed into two stationary cars on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The luxury bus fell into a ditch at Shedung village after ramming into two cars. The accident spot is located 20 km away from Navi Mumbai.<br /><br />According to initial investigations, spot assessment and statements of eyewitnesses, a Maruti Swift Dzire with a flat tyre was parked on the right side of the road and people were fixing the tyre. <br /><br />People from a passing Toyota Innova stopped behind it to offer help. The luxury bus of Nikhil Travels, coming from Satara, failed to notice the two vehicles in the darkness of night and rammed into the two cars before getting veered off the road and falling into a 20-foot ditch.<br /><br />Also, as the morning was cloudy and the bus would not have noticed the tail lights. “The accident near Panvel on Mumbai-Pune Expressway is tragic, deeply pained over the loss of lives and injuries,” Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.<br /><br />“The two cars have suffered extensive damage and are completely mangled. The bus too suffered damage and cranes were called to lift it,” said a police official. “It is a big accident and a matter of concern for us,” said Public Works Minister Eknath Shinde, adding that the cause of the accident would be investigated in detail and appropriate steps will be taken. <br /><br />Rushed to hospital<br />The injured were rushed to the Mahatma Gandhi Mission and Ashtavinayak hospitals in Navi Mumbai. Two of the injured are still in critical condition. The victims have sustained major injuries to their heads besides fractures. <br /><br />The deceased include 10 women, 6 men and a six-month-old infant, who were all occupants of the bus. Reports said that the driver of the bus too died in the accident. The accidents on the Mumbai-Pune expressway have been a matter of concern for the Maharashtra government. <br /><br />“In most of the accidents be it the recent Mumbai-Pune expressway accidents or the turtling of heavy vehicles, buses in ghat regions, human factor is largely responsible for road accidents, than other causes. <br /><br />Over 75% of road accidents have human factor involved in it,” a police official said. Since 2008, more than 600 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured in accidents on the E-way. <br /><br />Speeding and bursting of tyres are some of the causes of the accident.<br /></p>
