Mumbai, June 19 -- In yet another fatal crash on the Samruddhi Expressway, two people were killed and seven others were injured, including children, after a jeep rammed into a container truck near Shahapur in Thane district early on Thursday.
The tragic accident occurred at around 5 am between Vashind and Amne within Vashind Police Station limits.
According to preliminary investigations, the jeep - travelling from Pathardi in Ahmednagar to Bhiwandi - struck the rear of a slow-moving Mumbai-bound truck. The impact instantly killed passengers sitting on front seat, Abdul Pasha Shaikh (65) and Jaheed Siddiqui (40).
Among the seven injured were two children, three women and two men, including driver Maruti Gunjal.
Medical authorities at In...