At least five people were killed and 20 injured as two private buses collided in Maharashtra's Buldhana district on the wee hours of Saturday. The accident occurred around 2.30 am on a flyover in Malkapur town, police officials said.
According to officials, one of the buses involved in the accident was on its way to Hingoli after Amarnath Yatra, while the other private bus was going towards Nashik, PTI reported. The bus going towards Nashik tried to overtake a truck and ended up coming in front of the second bus, resulting in a collision.
The injured were immediately rushed to a hospital in Buldhana. Five people—two men and three women—died on the spot, NDTV reported.
The Buldhana district has witnessed multiple road accidents recently. At least 10 passengers were injured when a state transport bus overturned in a ghat section in Buldhana district earlier this week. In another tragic incident, 26 people dead after a bus burst into flames on Mahamarg expressway in Buldhana on July 1.
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