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Three wardens suffer injuries after truck crashes into barricades & police van on Pune-Mumbai highway
Pune: Three wardens suffered injuries after a truck crashed into a police van and barricades, placed on the Pune-Mumbai highway in Nigdi to divert heavy vehicles for the Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi procession, around 1.15am on Sunday.
Warden Shivaji Shinde suffered injuries to his legs, Sahil Pawar's shoulder was injured, and Mohan Awchar suffered injuries to his hands and legs. The Dehu Road police arrested the truck driver on the charge of attempting to commit culpable homicide and rash driving.
An officer from the Dehu Road police said the barricades were placed on the Pune-Mumbai highway in Nigdi on Saturday night to divert heavy vehicles. A police van was also parked near the barricades.
"A truck heading towards Nigdi crashed into the barricades and then hit the police van around 1.15am on Sunday. The wardens standing near the van suffered injuries," the officer said.
He said the police van was damaged in the accident. "The arrested driver is from Vaishali district in Bihar," he said.
