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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  2 killed, 3 injured in landslide on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
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2 killed, 3 injured in landslide on Mumbai-Pune Expressway

The mishap occurred at the mouth of the Adoshi tunnel near Khopoli bringing the heavy vehicular traffic to a grinding halt

A damaged car outside the Adhoshi tunnel near Pune on Pune-Mumbai expressway after a major landslide on Sunday. Photo: PTIPremium
A damaged car outside the Adhoshi tunnel near Pune on Pune-Mumbai expressway after a major landslide on Sunday. Photo: PTI

Pune/Mumbai: A landslide on the busy Mumbai-Pune expressway on Sunday killed two persons and injured three others, disrupting the traffic for the entire day and causing hardships to a large number of commuters on a weekend outing.

Both the deceased identified as Shashikant Dhamankar (50) and Deepak Patel, hailing from Mumbai, were crushed under the landslide debris that came down to hit their car. The three injured, reportedly all women, are being treated at Lokmanya hospital in Pimpri Chinchwad area near Pune, police said.

The mishap occurred at the mouth of the Adoshi tunnel near Khopoli bringing the heavy vehicular traffic to a grinding halt. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government announced compensation of 4 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.

Maharashtra Public Works Development (PWD) minister Eknath Shinde who visited the spot said the rescue operation to clear the debris and restart the traffic, though hampered by rains and fog, was going on a war footing and normalization on the route was expected by late evening.

“We are taking necessary measures to prevent recurrence of such incidents during the monsoon", he added. “Compensation of Rs4 lakh each will be given to the kin of the deceased", Shinde was quoted as saying in an official release.

Following the incident, the highway police diverted some of the Pune bound traffic through the old Mumbai-Pune highway to ease congestion. This is the second landslide in the current monsoon season on the expressway. The earlier one, however, had not caused any casualties.

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Published: 19 Jul 2015, 07:26 PM IST
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