7 Killed, over 20 injured as bus crashes into truck on Vadodara highway

At least six people were killed and around 20 others injured after a private luxury bus rammed into a parked truck on the Vadodara-Halol highway in Gujarat's Vadodara district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.The accident occurred near Kotambi village at around 4 a.m. when the bus, travelling from Rajasthan to Surat, collided with the rear of a truck parked on the roadside.
According to Vadodara District Superintendent of Police(DSP) Sushil Agrawal, the truck had been stationed on the side of the highway while its driver was checking tyre pressure when the speeding bus crashed into it from behind."The impact of the collision was severe, and the front portion of the bus was completely crushed. Six persons died in the accident, while around 20 others sustained injuries and were shifted to hospitals for treatment," Agrawal said.Most of the passengers travelling in the bus were from Rajasthan, the official added.

Vadodara, Gujarat: At least five people were killed and more than eight others injured in a road accident on the Vadodara-Jarod Road. According to preliminary information, a bus rammed into the rear of a truck. Most passengers were asleep at the time of the collision, resulting… pic.twitter.com/ZqYXxfSW8q

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Police personnel from Jarod police station rushed to the spot after receiving information about the accident and launched rescue operations. Given the extensive damage to the bus, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were also deployed to assist in rescuing trapped passengers.The injured were shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were recovered from the wreckage.

Vadodara, Gujarat: The death toll in a luxury bus accident on the Jarod–Kotambi road has risen to seven. Twenty-eight people were injured, including two in critical condition. According to preliminary information, a bus rammed into the rear of a truck. Most of the passengers are… pic.twitter.com/X8hq6L018h

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Police have initiated an investigation into the incident to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.

(State Correspondent)