India, March 19 -- Three died and five more were injured in a multi-vehicle accident near Borghat on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway on Wednesday morning, said officials.

According to the police, the accident occurred around 9.40 am on the Mumbai-bound carriageway. The crash involved six vehicles, including a container truck, a Toyota Innova, a Tata Tigor, a Tata Punch, an Eicher Tempo, and another heavy vehicle.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the container, driven by Avdhesh Yadav, 37, from Uttar Pradesh, lost control while heading towards Mumbai from Pune. The vehicle first rammed into Punch, then collided with Tigor and tempo. It subsequently hit Innova and overturned onto it, before also striking the heavy vehicle.

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