PANAJI
Three members of a family, including a three-and-a-half-year-old boy from Succor-Vaddem died in a three-vehicle pile-up on Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
According to reports, the accident took place at Borghat in Raigad district. The deceased -- Joaquim Chettiar (36) his wife Luiza (35) and their son Jazial -- were returning home to Naigaon near Vasai from Pune after an event when the accident took place, said police.
“Around 5.10 pm, the Chettiars were crossing Borghat area in their car when a trailer driver heading towards Mumbai lost control of his vehicle and hit a truck moving ahead of it. The truck then went ahead and rammed into Chettiar’s car,” said an officer.
“The car then toppled on the road and caught fire within a few seconds. All three members of the family died on the spot. The trailer driver, Ramesh Nikam, also suffered injuries in the accident and was taken to MGM Hospital in Kamothe”, he said.
The police booked Nikam under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Motor Vehicles Act.
