India, April 30 -- Data from the Highway Safety Patrol (HSP) reveals that more than half of all accidents on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway over the past three years have occurred on the 10-km Borghat stretch between Amrutanjan Point and Khalapur, making it the most accident-prone section of the corridor.

Officials and traffic experts say the much-awaited Missing Link project, scheduled to open on May 1, could significantly reduce accidents and fatalities by diverting light vehicles away from the hazardous ghat section.

HSP figures show that in 2023, 106 of the 154 accidents on the expressway occurred in Borghat, accounting for 39 of the 65 deaths that year.

In 2024, the expressway recorded 191 accidents, 108 of which occurred in Borghat. ...