VADODARA: Six people were killed and nearly 20 others injured after a private bus rammed into a parked truck on a highway in Gujarat's Vadodara district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
The accident took place near Kotambi village on the Vadodara-Halol highway at around 4am.
According to Vadodara district superintendent of police Sushil Agrawal, the luxury bus was travelling from Rajasthan to Surat in Gujarat when it crashed into the rear side of the truck.
The truck had been parked on the roadside as its driver was checking tyre pressure when the speeding bus hit it from behind, he said.
"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 on the bus were from Rajasthan, the official added.
Personnel from Jarod police station in Vadodara rural reached the spot after receiving information about the accident and launched rescue operations.
Given the extent of damage to the bus, teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were also called in to assist with the rescue efforts, the SP said.
Further investigation is underway.
