A tragic accident occurred on Monday at around 11:15 am on the Kalyan–Ahilyanagar highway in Thane district, Maharashtra, when a cement mixer collided head-on with an Eeco taxi. The impact was so severe that the taxi was nearly unrecognizable, resulting in the deaths of 11 passengers. The vehicle was transporting residents from Murbad to Kalyan when the collision happened on the Panjar bridge. While 10 passengers died on the spot, one elderly woman survived but sustained serious injuries and is currently hospitalized. Local residents rushed to assist after hearing the crash, helping to pull bodies from the wreckage. The Titwala police are investigating the accident's cause, which remains unclear, and have begun the process of clearing the wreckage from the highway. So far, nine victims have been identified, with postmortem examinations underway.