6 killed, several injured as truck hits bus on expressway in Gujarat's Anand
Anand (PTI): Six persons were killed and more than six others injured after a speeding truck rammed into a stationary bus on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway near Anand town in Gujarat early Monday morning, police said.
The accident took place near Chikhodra village in Anand district at around 4.30 am when the private luxury bus, which was on way towards Ahmedabad, had pulled over on the roadside after one of its tyres burst, an official from Anand Rural police station said.
While the tyre was being changed, the bus passengers alighted and some of them were waiting in front of the vehicle when a speeding truck hit the bus from behind, the official said.
Five persons died on the spot while one succumbed to injuries in a hospital, he said, adding the bus driver was among the deceased.
According to the police, the deceased included three women and as many men and they were yet to be identified.
The injured persons were admitted to hospital, the official said.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
