3 dead after car falls off a cliff near Pune
India Today
Three people were killed after a car lost control and fell off a cliff near Pune on Saturday.
Three people were killed after a car lost control and fell off a cliff near Pune on Saturday.
As per the rescue team, six people were traveling in a car that lost control and went tumbling down more than 500 feet, crashing in the valley of Tamhini Ghat.
A rescue operation by Raigad police and Salunkhe Rescue Team is underway to pull out three people stuck inside the car.
According to the police, the speeding car lost control after the car tyre slipped off the tar road and broke roadside boulders before it tumbled down the valley.
All of the passengers were from the Washim district and were on their way to the Konkan region for a trip.
The deceased were identified as Saurabh Bhinge, Hrushab Chavan and Krishna Rathod.
SDPO Pravil Patil of Mann Gaon, Alibaug informed, "In the past few weeks there have been fatal accidents in the Tamhini Ghat area. In most accidents, the drivers have lost control, crashing into the side wall or boulders. Raigad police have also made efforts and constructed crash barriers on accident-prone spots. Efforts have also been made to put rumbler strips at many spots in the ghat section so that the vehicle speed is brought under control."
