Pune: College Student Killed, Six Injured As SUV, Scooter Crash Into Group at Bus Stop
Pune, 24th October 2026: A 19-year-old BA student was killed and six others, including four college girls, were injured after an SUV collided with a scooter and rammed into students waiting at a bus stop at Kurkundi Phata, around 45km from Pune, on Friday morning.
The deceased, Aditi Rale, a resident of Kurkundi, was waiting with fellow students for a bus to their college in Rajgurunagar. The injured included Sanjana Rale (19), Vaishnavi Bhokase (19), Vaishnavi Jadhav (20), Gayatri Kolekar (19) and scooter riders Rohan Gargote and Omkar Nehre. They were admitted to a nearby hospital.
Senior inspector Digambar Suryavanshi of North Mahalunge police said the SUV was travelling from Khed towards Alandi when it collided with the scooter approaching from Kadus. Both vehicles then veered into the group of students.
The SUV driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. Its owner, who was also travelling in the SUV, was taken into custody. He told police he was heading to a polling booth for the graduates’ constituency election, Suryavanshi said.
