Fiveu00a0from Akurdi injured in mishap involving car, two trailers

Two people were killed on the spot and five injured near Khopoli on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway on Tuesday in an accident involving three vehicles on the city-bound lane. A trailer registered in Navi Mumbai rammed into the rear of a damaged trailer that was standing near the divider. A few seconds later a Maruti Suzuki Alto ran into the second trailer from behind.

The accident took place near Kilometer No. 35.According to officials from the Khopoli police station, it was not yet know in which vehicle the two people who were killed were travelling. Officers, though, said the likelihood of the deceased being from the Alto was high.