Pune, Thursday: A serious collision between an i10 and a Mahindra XUV on the Jagtap Dairy–Wakad BRT Road left a family injured and raised fresh questions about safety on dedicated bus corridors. The crash occurred in the middle of the BRT lane, and the impact was severe enough for airbags in both vehicles to deploy immediately.

According to initial information, the family travelling in the i10 suffered injuries in the accident. The stretch has seen a steady rise in private vehicles entering the BRT lane, despite repeated warnings from the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and traffic police.

Officials say encroachment on BRT routes has increased across Pimple Saudagar, Pimpri, Wakad, Nigdi and other areas. These lanes were built exclusively for PMPML buses, but private vehicl

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