Around 25 people suffered sustained serious injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at the Kasa sub-district hospital.

At least 12 people died after a container-truck violently rammed into another truck transporting a wedding party in Palghar, Maharashtra, on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway on Monday.

According to the area police in Kasa, more than 40 wedding guests were traveling in the smaller truck. Around 4 am, the container-truck collided violently with the wedding party’s truck, leaving the latter mangled. Many passengers were trapped inside the wreckage as both vehicles overturned.

Following the incident, local residents, the police, and rescue teams reached the scene. Around 25 people suffered sustained serious injuries and are currently undergoing treatment at the Kasa sub-district hospital.

Traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway was disrupted for some time due to the accident.

The police have initiated a spot inspection (panchnama), and the exact cause of the accident is being investigated.

Preliminarily police probe said that speeding and negligence are likely the causes.