In a bizarre accident in Pune, a container truck hit multiple vehicles and injured two women on Thursday, police said.

In the accident, police informed that nine to 10 vehicles were damaged after a container truck allegedly hit them on Chakan-Shikrapur Road in Maharashtra's Pune district.

Traveling from Chakan towards Shikrapur on Chakan-Shikrapur Road, the truck struck a woman and a young girl at Talegaon Chowk. The container then continued crashing into vehicles as it moved towards Shikrapur.

Upon receiving reports of the container colliding with vehicles on the road, officers from Chakan Police Station attempted to intercept the container using a government vehicle. However, at Bahul, the container collided with a government vehicle, an Ertiga, before continuing its reckless path. Fortunately, the police officer was unharmed in the incident.

The container, still on its destructive path, collided with several vehicles before being stopped by local residents, who placed a dumper on the road at Wajewadi, within the jurisdiction of Shikrapur Police Station. With assistance from Chakan and Shikrapur Police, the container was finally halted.

9-10 vehicles were damaged

In the meantime, an angry crowd beat the container driver, Aqib Khan, a resident of Haryana. He has been admitted to Shikrapur Rural Hospital for medical treatment. The woman and the girl injured in the incident are reported to be in serious condition. Additionally, the container caused damage to around 9 to 10 vehicles on the road.

The police are taking appropriate legal action in connection with the incident.

While he was fleeing, the driver rammed into a tempo, a car, and a couple of two-wheelers over a stretch of about 2 kilometers. An official informed that the police van was also damaged amid the chaos.

An official from the Pimpri Chinchwad police station said, "The container truck was eventually intercepted and stopped at Shikrapur Chowk. The driver has been taken into custody."