India, Nov. 24 -- The preliminary report submitted by the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in the November 13 accident near Navale Bridge which claimed eight lives, indicates that the crash occurred due to human error. As per the RTO's technical assessment, the container truck was moving at an excessively high speed, and there is a strong possibility that the driver had shifted the vehicle into neutral gear while descending the slope. This likely caused the driver to lose control of the truck which ploughed into multiple vehicles before ramming a car which then got lodged under the container. Both vehicles subsequently caught fire, resulting in the death of eight people inside the car and container.

The impact and fire caused extensive da...