Four people have died in a car accident near Lonavala on the Mumbai-Pune expressway. (File)
Four people were killed when their car rammed into a trailer on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Lonavala in the early hours of the morning today.
"The accident took place at around 1:40 AM. The car hit the trailer from behind near Lonavala, killing four occupants on the spot," said an official from Expressway Control Room.
The victims were on their way to Pune when the accident happened.
Lonavala City police has identified all four deceased as Rajendra Chavan, Vanita Chavan, Shankar Vangule and Pooja Vangule, all residents of Mumbai.
Station duty officer at the Lonavala City police said Rajendra Chavan was a police personnel with Mumbai police and they are investigating the exact reason of the accident.