8 people killed as pick-up vehicle collides with auto-rickshaw in Pune

Eight people lost their lives in a collision between a pick-up vehicle and an auto-rickshaw in Maharashtra's Pune on Sunday. The tragic incident occurred around 11:30 PM under the Otur police station limits on Kalyan-Ahmednagar Road, approximately 150 km from Mumbai, according to a PTI report.

The collision happened when the pick-up vehicle, travelling from Ahmednagar towards Kalyan in Thane district, collided with an auto-rickshaw heading in the opposite direction near a petrol pump at Pimpalgaon Joga. Seven persons from the auto-rickshaw and the pickup vehicle's driver were killed, the report stated.

This makes the third road collision reported in less than 24 hours.

In Shrimadhopur area of Sikar, Rajasthan, a car collided with a bus on Sunday, resulting in four fatalities and leaving three individuals injured. Law enforcement promptly arrived at the scene, and all injured individuals were swiftly transported to the nearest hospital for medical attention.