Pune, Nov 13 (PTI) Eight persons were killed and 14 others injured after a car got crushed between two large container trucks with a huge fire engulfing all three vehicles on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway here on Thursday evening, police said.

The horrific incident involving multiple vehicles took place on Navale Bridge, infamous as an accident-prone stretch.

Officials suspected that the CNG kit in the car exploded following the impact which led to the fire.

"As per preliminary information, a heavy container truck was going towards Mumbai. Its driver lost control due to a suspected brake failure on the bridge, and it hit a few vehicles in its way including a mini-bus before ramming into another big container in front. A car was caught between these two trucks and got crushed badly," Depu

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