3 IIT-Bombay Students Killed in Car Crash After Sunrise Trip
Three students from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay were killed when their vehicle rear-ended a container truck, flipped multiple times near Panvel before crashing into safety railings while returning to Powai campus after watching sunrise at Lonavala. Police are currently reviewing CCTV footage and examining whether overspeeding or driver fatigue contributed to losing control on Thursday morning's accident that also left one student critically injured in the hospital following their late-night outing from Khandala.
Key Points
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1Three IIT-Bombay students were killed in a car accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway while returning from Lonavala after watching sunrise.
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2Police are reviewing CCTV footage to determine if overspeeding or driver fatigue contributed to the crash involving an SUV and container truck.
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3The vehicle allegedly tried overtake, rear-ended another truck (or lost control in traffic), flipped multiple times before hitting a safety railing near Panvel/Khandala area.
Developments
Three IIT-Bombay students were killed on Thursday when their car rear-ended a truck while allegedly overtaking it near Mumbai-Pune expressway. Police have lodged an FIR against the unidentified driver for rash and negligent driving, though they ruled out drunk driving pending autopsy reports regarding seatbelt usage or speeding.
Three IIT-Bombay students died in Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday morning when their SUV lost control while attempting to overtake a truck near Panvel exit after watching sunrise at Khandala. Police are investigating the cause, with highway officials suggesting overspeeding may have contributed as rescue teams attended and postmortems were conducted following multiple overturns that trapped all three victims inside.
Three IIT Powai students were killed in an early morning car crash on Mumbai–Pune route near Bhatan tunnel after allegedly attempting to overtake from the service lane while driving behind another vehicle's container truck, according to police. A case has been registered against a driver of one Volkswagen Polo involved with three others still at large as investigators examine CCTV footage and poor road conditions for details regarding how exactly it happened