THANE, July 27 -- A major road accident on Friday evening involving a truck, a pickup van and a car on the Mumbai-Nashik highway left 25 people injured, seven of whom are in a critical state. The accident happened near Ohalachiwadi village, and the Kasara police, under whose jurisdiction the village comes, have booked the van driver for negligent driving. According to police sources, the incident occurred when the van, which was carrying villagers returning from a post-funeral ritual in Dolkhamb to their village Taked, collided with a truck ahead of it. The van driver reportedly failed to gauge the truck's speed and crashed into it. Moments later, a car following the pickup van rammed into it from behind, resulting in a three-vehicle pile-up. In all, 25 people travelling in the pickup van were injured in the accident, with seven of them-four women and three men-suffering severe injuries. Emergency teams swiftly responded to the incident. Members of the local disaster management team-Bhaskar Sadgir, Datta Watade, Shyam Dhumal, Akshay Ladke, Satish Khare and Sunil Karwar-helped shift the injured to Kasara Primary Health Centre using ambulances from the centre, private vehicles and vehicles owned by the highway toll company. Dr Ashu Shukla, the attending medical officer at the primary health centre, confirmed that seven people were critically injured, and stabilised and transferred to SMBT Hospital, Igatpuri, for advanced care. "We ensured that the critical patients received immediate treatment during the golden hour. Our entire team responded promptly," Dr Shukla stated. The authorities are also examining road conditions and visibility factors at the accident site....