At least 11 people were killed and 20 others injured after a beater carrying guests to an engagement ceremony collided with a speeding container truck on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Monday, police said.
The accident took place near Dhaniwari village in Dahanu taluka around 4 pm, officials said.
According to the police, the Eicher pace was carrying more than 50 passengers and was headed to the engagement ceremony of one Balaram Jairam Dandekar, a resident of Bapugaon Khadkipada village.
Authorities said the injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, while further investigations into the accident are underway.
“A total of 11 people died and 20 others were injured in the ghastly accident. The injured have been rushed to Kasa Upazila Hospital and other nearby medical facilities for treatment,” Senior Inspector Amar Patil of Kasa police station told PTI.
According to police, the impact of the crash was so severe that both the beater and the container overturned on the spot, trapping several passengers under the vehicles.
