Pune News: A couple in Maharashtra’s Pune had a lucky escape after being hit by a speeding car on a highway.
The incident, which took place on the Ahmednagar-Kalyan highway in Pune on Thursday, was recorded on a security camera in the area, as reported by NDTV.
The video of the incident went viral on social media. In the footage, the speeding car can be seen ramming the couple's motorcycle, hurling them several feet into the air.
The couple is being treated in the hospital, and their condition is stated to be stable, the police said, NDTV reported. A case has been registered against the driver of the car, and an investigation has been launched into the matter, they further stated.
In another incident that took place on Friday, at least three persons were killed and five others sustained injuries after a truck mowed down a group of people in Pune district, news agency PTI reported, citing police.
According to an official, the accident occurred near Alephata in Junnar Tehsil on the Ahmednagar-Kalyan Road around 11.30 am. The victims were returning after performing last rites at a crematorium, he said.
The driver of the truck, which was heading towards Kalyan, lost control of the vehicle on a slope at Gulunjwadi village and mowed down a group of people, the official from Alephata police station said.
Three persons, including a woman and a child, were killed, and five to six others sustained injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital, he said. The police were in the process of registering a case, the official said.