Two killed, eight injured in road accident in Maharashtra
Two women were killed today and eight others injured when a luxury bus rammed into their jeep at Gotheghar bridge in Thane district, police said. The deceased have been identified as Pramila Patil (40) and Mayuri Darade (32). Reportedly, the mishap occurred this morning on the Mumbai-Nashik highway when the bus, carrying members of a marriage party, was heading to Mumbai from Jalgaon.
Nobody was injured on the luxury bus
"The jeep, which was also ferrying members of another marriage party, was heading to Ulhasnagar from Mokhada," said Mahesh Shete, Inspector, Shahapur police station, adding that nobody from the luxury bus was injured. A case has been registered and a probe was underway, Shete said.