India, Jan. 28 -- A Mahad-to-Bhor bound car plunged nearly 500 feet into a ravine near a curve at Umbardewadi in the Varandha Ghat section around 4 am on Monday, leaving one person dead and eight others injured. Highway police confirmed that all commuters are residents of Pune, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.

The deceased has been identified as Shubham Shirke (22), a resident of Janata Vasahat, Pune. The injured include Mangesh Gujar (26) from Dattawadi; Ashok Gaikwad (29) from Bhavani Peth; Siddharth Gandhane (26) a resident of Dandekar Bridge; Saurabh Mahade (22) a Parvati native; Ganesh Lawande (27) from Dhayari; Abhishek Relekar (25) of Narayan Peth; Yashraj Chandralokul (22) from Ghorpade Peth a...