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Pune Road Accident: At least six people were killed and 10 others were injured after a car got crushed between two large container trucks that caught fire on the outskirts of Pune city.

"At least six people were killed after a container truck lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles near Navale Bridge on the Pune-Bengaluru Highway. Following the collision, 2–3 heavy vehicles caught fire. Rescue operations are underway," said DCP Sambhaji Kadam, Zone 3 Pune City Police.

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As per the preliminary information, a heavy container truck was going towards Mumbai on the highway. When it reached the bridge, its driver lost control over it due to a suspected brake failure.

This large vehicle then hit another big container moving ahead. However, a car running between these two containers got crushed," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 1) Sambhaji Kadam said. The accident triggered a huge fire and the vehicles got engulfed in it, he said."Six persons died in the accident and more than 10 others were injured," the official added.

 City Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar, who visited the spot, said, "The fire erupted due to the impact of the collision."In the videos that surfaced after the accident, the car is seen crushed between the two heavy vehicles that got engulfed in a huge fire.After the accident, traffic on the Bengaluru-Mumbai lane of the highway was stopped and the work to remove the gutted vehicles is on.

The trucks were gutted in the incident that took place on the Navale Bridge at Katraj Dehu Road Bypass of Pune-Bangalore Highway. Soon after the accident, the Pune police and emergency services responded to the accident by sending fire brigade officials to extinguish the fire. Ambulances were also rushed.

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Locals and police personnel took the injured to the local hospital. After the tragic accident, which was caught on camera, several people gathered at the site. They informed the authorities about the accident and helped the injured, taking them to the nearby hospital.

Several videos on social media showed multiple vehicles, including a few trucks, engulfed in fire, affecting the vehicular traffic.

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