Pune: A truck driver died while the driver and cleaner of another truck sustained severe injuries after two heavy vehicles collided head-on at Bahulgaon on Chakan-Shikrapur road in the early hours of Wednesday.North Chakan police identified the deceased as Sandip Nitnavare (42), a resident of Wadgaon Ghenand in Khed taluka. The other truck’s driver, Kamaruddin Shahmuddin, and cleaner, Ajay Rasal, who is also the complainant, are being treated at a nearby hospital.An officer from North Chakan police said the accident occurred around 12:30 am on Wednesday when the complainant was travelling towards Chakan. “A truck coming from the opposite direction collided head-on with the complainant’s truck at Bahulgaon village, killing Nitnavare on the spot. It caused a traffic congestion on Chakan-Shikrapur road. A police team reached the spot, moved the damaged vehicles and restored traffic.”“Prima facie investigations revealed that the accident happened while attempting to overtake,” the officer said.
