Nashik: A fatal accident occurred on the Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Highway's Mumbai-Nashik Section in the early hours of Saturday. The accident involved a Tata minibus, and the driver of the Tata minibus died on the spot, and six to seven passengers were injured. The accident took place in a tunnel (IC-23) near Pimpri Phata in Igatpuri.

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The driver fell asleep, and the bus hit the side barricade. The bus was going to Shegaon from Karjat for darshan. The injured have been admitted to Igatpuri Rural Hospital, and the highway police moved the accident bus with the help of a crane and smoothed traffic.

According to the available details, the control received information about the accident at around 6:40 am. The control gave a call at 6:45 am, a

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