Palghar tempo-truck collision: FIR against both drivers for traffic violations

PALGHAR: (May 19) Police have detained the driver of a tempo after its collision with a truck in Maharashtras Palghar district that claimed 13 lives, and registered an FIR against both drivers for violating road rules, officials said on Tuesday.

Palghar District Guardian Minister Ganesh Naik, who visited the accident site late Monday night, said heavy traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, coupled with the tempo driver taking a wrong-side shortcut in violation of traffic rules, led to the fatal crash.