28 May 2022 : In a miraculous escape, seven
female passengers of a car that caught fire at
Borghat on Pune-Mumbai expressway, managed
to stay unhurt, police officials said on Saturday.
According to police, the women hailed from
Vichumbe village near Panvel and were heading
to Ekvira Mata Mandir on Friday, when the
incident took place. The other family members
were there in another car, which was ahead of
them.
According to the highway police, the driver saw
smoke coming out of the cars bonnet and alerted
the passengers. All the occupants got down and
moved to a safe distance from the car, which
caught fire and was reduced to ashes within no
time. An elderly women too was helped to alight
and was brought out safely.
The Lonavla police have ordered a probe into the
fire incident. Police Inspector Sitaram Dubal
said, “It was a Nissan Tereno and all the
passengers are unhurt. We will investigate the
case further.”