Five persons travelling in a car died after the vehicle
collided with a speeding tempo in front of the Police Training School (PTS) in
Khandala on the old Mumbai-Pune highway on Saturday night. Four of the deceased
are women. Two other occupants of the car were seriously injured. The Lonavla
police said that the accident occurred around 9pm. The accident-hit car was
registered with the Thane RTO. According to the police, of the seven persons
travelling in the car, six were women. Four women and the driver were killed on
the spot. The two injured women have been admitted to a private hospital in
Lonavla and their condition is critical.