India, July 27 -- A massive pile-up involving 25 vehicles on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Saturday afternoon left one woman dead and 18 others injured after a container trailer's brakes reportedly failed near the Adoshi tunnel under Khopoli police station limits.

The deceased was identified as Anita Sahadev Ekhande, a resident of Padoli village in Dharashiv district. The 58-year-old was reportedly travelling with her family in an SUV when the trailer, moving downhill from Pune towards Mumbai, lost control and crashed into multiple vehicles.

According to police, the trailer's brakes failed on a steep stretch of road, resulting in the vehicle ramming into the traffic ahead. Seven vehicles were extensively damaged in the accident.

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