Two back-to-back accidents on two consecutive days on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway has rocked Palghar district. These two fatal road crashes took place in Achchad of Talasari taluka in Palghar district, the first on Monday night and the second on Tuesday afternoon.

Describing the Tuesday accident, sources at  Talasari police station, told mid-day that a four-wheeler was heading to Surat on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway but the driver lost control of the vehicle after bouncing off a pothole and the car veered towards the right entering the south-bound lane of highway over the divider. “The car collided with a tempo coming from the opposite direction. The car and the tempo got badly mangled after the accident,” said an officer attached to Talasari police station.