Crash barriers are being installed at the spot where 13 people were killed and 29 injured in a bus accident on the old Mumbai-Pune highway in Bor Ghat near Khopoli in Raigad district. An official from the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) told mid-day that along with crash barriers, a height barrier (gantry) will also be installed at the entry and exit of the ghat section so that heavy vehicles won’t be able to take it.

In the wee hours of Saturday, a private bus carrying members of Goregaon’s Bajiprabhu Dhol Tasha Pathak, was on the way back to Mumbai when it fell into a gorge at Bor Ghat. Following the accident, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited the spot and instructed MSRDC officials to immediately take measures to prevent further accidents.