Three killed in car crash on Mumbai-Nashik highway

Thane, Sep 4 (PTI) Three men were killed when their car crashed into a huge stone on Mumbai-Nashik highway in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.

The accident took place around 10 pm on Tuesday near a hotel in the Kasara Ghat area, they said.

"The car, driven in a rash and negligent manner, rammed into a huge stone while negotiating a turn. The impact killed three passengers travelling in the vehicle, while the driver jumped out and escaped from the spot," Kasara police station's senior inspector Suresh Gavit said.

The deceased have been identified as Riaz Haisyat Ali, Asadullah and Afzal, all belonging to Uttar Pradesh and aged between 30 and 35 years, he said.

The bodies were sent to a government hospital for postmortem.

Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act against the car driver and efforts were on to trace the accused, he said. PTI COR GK