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Nearly 30 people were injured in a massive pile-up involving 19 vehicles on the Samruddhi Expressway near Tadegaon on Friday. The accident occurred around
11 am on the Mumbai-bound corridor, leaving several passengers, including women and children, injured. One person is reported to be in critical condition. According to preliminary information, a cement truck overturned near Channel No. 322, close to Tadegaon, following which traffic on the Mumbai-bound lane was halted. While efforts were underway to remove the overturned truck, a speeding container truck rammed into vehicles waiting behind it. The impact triggered a chain collision involving 18 cars and one police vehicle, with several vehicles crashing into one another.
Soon after receiving information, ambulances stationed along the expressway, Maharashtra Security Force personnel, and police teams from Sindkhed Raja and Kingaon Raja rushed to the spot. Emergency teams shifted most of the injured to hospitals in Jalna, while some passengers received preliminary treatment inside ambulances at the accident site.
Around 10–12 injured passengers were shifted to Jalna for further treatment. A family from Wardha, the Dhade family, was treated at a local rural hospital.
Festive Rush On Samruddhi Expressway
The accident comes amid heavy traffic on the Samruddhi Expressway during the Diwali travel rush. While traffic towards Nagpur had been particularly heavy before the festival, the Mumbai-bound corridor has witnessed increased movement over the past few days as people return to their workplaces after celebrating Diwali in their hometowns.
