A speeding truck on Friday rammed into stationary traffic on the Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg (Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway) also known as Samruddhi Expressway near Mehkar in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, injuring 20 to 22 people in a chain-reaction crash. Five to six people were reported to be in critical condition.
The crash occurred at around 11.30 am as police worked to clear a tanker that had overturned on the expressway at around 6.30 am. Police had halted 40 to 50 vehicles as a precaution when the truck, travelling from Nagpur towards Mumbai, struck the queue.
The collision damaged 15 to 20 vehicles. Police launched a rescue operation and took the injured to a nearby hospital in Mehkar.
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