Pune: The Pune police have registered a case of culpable homicide against the deceased driver and cleaner of a truck involved in a horrific crash that killed eight persons and injured 14 others, officials said on Friday.

Police said the owner of the truck has also been booked.

Eight persons were killed and 14 others injured after a car got crushed between two large container trucks, with a huge fire engulfing all three vehicles on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway here on Thursday evening.

The deadly accident involving multiple vehicles occurred on the Navale Bridge, infamous as an accident-prone stretch.

Police said the driver of a heavy container truck going towards Mumbai lost control of the vehicle due to a suspected brake failure. The truck hit a few vehicles in its way, including a m

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