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The officials from the disaster management cell and other civic authorities rushed to the spot following the accident. Pics/RDMC
According to the officials, the incident that took place around 6.30 am in Maharashtra's Thane district
The movement of vehicles was affected on the route for an hour, said Yasin Tadvi, the chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC)
The truck carrying 10 tonnes of medicines was heading to Mumbai from Nagpur when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a tree, he said
The vehicle overturned due to the impact and the medicines lay strewn on the road, and a car then rammed into it, the official said
The truck driver fled the scene and five occupants of the car managed to get out safely, he said, adding that local firemen, RDMC team and local police rushed to the spot to clear the road
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