8 people killed as pick-up vehicle collides with auto-rickshaw in Pune
The accident took place at around 11.30 pm on Sunday under Otur police station limits on Kalyan-Ahmednagar Road
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MUMBAI: Eight people were killed after a speeding pickup vehicle collided with an auto-rickshaw in Maharashtra's Pune district, police said on Monday.
The accident took place at around 11.30 pm on Sunday under Otur police station limits on Kalyan-Ahmednagar Road, located about 150 km from here, they said.
The pick-up vehicle, which was going towards Kalyan (in Thane district) from Ahmednagar, collided with the auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction near a petrol pump at Pimpalgaon Joga, an official said.
Seven persons from the auto-rickshaw and the pickup vehicle's driver were killed, he said.