4 killed after bus hit by truck on Mumbai-Bangalore highway

At least four persons were killed and 22 others were injured after a private passenger bus on its way to Mumbai was hit by a truck from behind on the Mumbai Bangalore Highway  at Jambhulwadi in Pune in the early hours of Sunday. Officials from Bharti Vidyapeeth police station said the accident took place around 2 am near Swaminarayan Temple at Narhe Ambegaon, after suspected brake failure of the truck.

The bus was taking passengers from Kolhapur to Dombivli in Mumbai. Three bus passengers and the truck driver were killed, while around 20 passengers received injuries, the police officials said.Thirteen injured passengers were rushed to various hospitals in Pune, including the Navale Hospital, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Sassoon Hospital. The other injured passengers were admitted to nearby hospitals, officials said.