Two killed, four injured as Eeco van falls into 300-foot gorge in Pokhari Ghat near Bhimashankar

Pune, October 29, 2026: Two people were killed and four seriously injured on Wednesday (October 28) when an Eeco van fell into a gorge about 300 feet deep in Pokhari Ghat on the Manchar-Bhimashankar road in Ambegaon taluka.

The vehicle (MH-14-KW-2091) was travelling from Ghodegaon towards Bhimashankar. Local residents of the tribal belt were travelling in it. On reaching Pokhari Ghat, the driver lost control of the vehicle, and it fell straight into the gorge.

Among the dead is Dnyaneshwar Govind Gawari (41), a resident of Dhagewadi. The second victim, a woman, has not yet been identified. Both died on the spot.

The injured have been identified. They are Kanchan Sandeep Kengle (35) of Jambhori-Nandurkichiwadi in Ambegaon taluka, Yogesh Devram Bhange (26) of Tambe in Junnar taluka, Shivaji Maruti Damse (60) of Kondhaval in Ambegaon taluka, and Subhadra Pramod Kengle (40) of Jambhori in Ambegaon taluka. All four are seriously injured.

Sagar Pawar, Assistant Police Inspector at Ghodegaon police station, said that a police team reached the spot immediately on receiving information about the accident and began rescue work.

Further details of the accident are yet to emerge.