A luxury bus lost control near Shilphata in Khopoli and crashed into 16 vehicles on the old Mumbai-Pune Highway, leaving one person dead and 11 others hurt.
The victim was Pritam Babu Waghmare, 35.
Among the injured are a 19-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy; both were taken for medical treatment.
Driver Kashinath Jayram Koli booked
The bus was headed from Pandharpur to Pali and driven by Kashinath Jayram Koli, 42, who is now accused of negligent driving.
Police say he first hit a parked autorickshaw before crashing into more vehicles, then fled the scene.
He has been booked for causing death by negligence, and police are still searching for him as their investigation continues.