Mumbai Pune Expressway - Safety

Safety

The Expressway has witnessed a large number of accidents, attributed to human errors and the large volume of traffic. In 10 years there were 1758 accidents, with more than 400 fatalities. . Sporadic instances of robbery have also been reported in the highway.

On the 28th of May 2012, 27 people were reported to have died, and another 26, injured in a road accident when a speeding tempo hit a stationary bus carrying passengers near Khalapur.

On the 10th of June, 10 people were injured and 30 vehicles were damaged in a pileup near Kamshet which occurred when a MSRTC bus skidded inside a tunnel.

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