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The deceased were identified as Shashikant Dhamankar (50) and Deepak Patel, hailing from Mumbai, who were crushed under the landslide debris that came down to hit their car. The calamity also injured three others travelling through the route, those reportedly were all women. The injured are currently being treated at Lokmanya hospital in Pimpri Chinchwad area near Pune, the police said.
The mishap occurred at the mouth of the Adoshi tunnel near Khopoli bringing the heavy vehicular traffic to a grinding halt. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government announced compensation of INR 4 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.
Maharashtra Public Works Development (PWD) minister Eknath Shinde who visited the spot said the rescue operation to clear the debris and restart the traffic, though hampered by rains and fog, was going on a war footing and normalization on the route was expected by late evening. “We are taking necessary measures to prevent recurrence of such incidents during the monsoon. Compensation of INR 4 lakh each will be given to the kin of the deceased,” Shinde was quoted as saying in an official release.
Following the incident, the highway police diverted some of the Pune bound traffic through the old Mumbai-Pune highway to ease congestion. This is the second landslide in the current monsoon season on the expressway. The earlier one, however, had not caused any casualties.
PTI
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