Mumbai, Aug 21 (PTI) Two persons were killed and four injured when a container truck overturned, jumped the divider and collided with five cars on Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Monday, police said.

The accident occurred in Khopoli area of Raigad district around 9 am, when the container truck was heading to Mumbai from Pune, an official said.

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The heavy vehicle overturned, jumped the divider and collided with five cars travelling towards Pune, he said.

Of the occupants of these cars, a man and a woman were killed, while four women were injured in the accident, the official said.

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As per the preliminary probe, driver of the container truck was speeding and lost the control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn and collide with the cars, he said.

A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the driver, the official added.

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