Two persons were crushed under a trailer truck and the iron rods it was carrying around 8 am yesterday on the Pune-Bangalore highway near Sun City Housing Society.

According to officials, the truck (MH-06-AQ-5523) was headed towards Mumbai from from Kolhapur and was loaded with raw materials made of iron.

Police Sub-Inspector GM Ghadge said the vehicle, which was plying on the Mumbai-bound lane, suddenly, entered the Bangalore lane after crossing a divider and started going in the opposite side.