After receiving information about the mishap, teams of Pune city police and Pune Fire Brigade rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. Prima-facie, as per police, it appeared that a container collided with a truck with the latter catching fire due to the impact.
According to the police, the incident occurred on July 17, 2016, when Abhyankar's car hit Arundhati's two-wheeler from behind on Bhandarkar Road. Abhyankar's wife was also present in the car during the accident.
The accident took place around 7 am on Vita Mahabaleshwar Road, near Vita town, located 55 kilometre from Sangli district headquarters and 180 kilometre south east of Pune city.