5 accidents in 6 hrs at Katraj; 2 dead
5 accidents in 6 hrs at Katraj; 2 dead
ByAnurag BendeAnurag Bende / Updated: Jan 12, 2021, 06:00 IST
Katraj tunnel on Mumbai-Bengaluru national highway; NHAI, cops probe issue
In a tragic series of five separate road accidents on a stretch of 500 metres on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway near Katraj, two people died and eight sustained injuries on Monday morning.
Police said the steep slope after
Katraj tunnel makes controlling of vehicles difficult, which coupled with indisciplined driving caused the accidents.
The mishaps all took place in a span of six hours, from 4.30 am to 10.30 am. Following this, there was a huge traffic jam on the