Mumbai: At least six to seven persons were killed and over 20 others were injured in a major accident involving two trucks and multiple small vehicles off the Selfie Point at the Navale Bridge in Pune on Thursday evening.

Two of the trucks caught fire after the accident, eyewitnesses said.

Teams of Pune police and Pune fire brigade have rushed to the spot.

The incident took place in the jurisdiction of Sinhagad Road police station.

According to available information and investigations so far, the accident took place as the brakes of one of the trucks failed.

Asked whether it is a case of accident or sabotage, police officials said that prima facie it appears to be an accident.

The trucks were on the way from Satara to Mumbai.

The traffic on the Pune-Bengaluru Highway was badly affec

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