Eleven killed in bus-truck collision on Pune-Hyderabad highway

The tempo and the truck collided head on, on the Pune-Hyderabad highway early Saturday.

At least 11 people were killed and many others were seriously injured when a private bus collided head-on with a truck early on Saturday near Uruli-Kanchan town in Maharashtra’s Pune district.

The bus and the truck collided head on, on the Pune-Hyderabad highway early Saturday. (HT Photo)

The dead include 5 women and 6 men and have been identified as Vijay Kale, Jyoti Kale, Yogesh Lokhande, Jaywant Chavan, Revati Chavan, Yogita Chavan, Jagdish Pandit, Shailaja Pandit, Pradip Awchat and Sulbha Awcha. A girl’s body is yet to be identified.

The injured have been admitted to nearby private hospitals.

Eleven people in the bus died on the spot. (Ht Photo)

According to preliminary reports, driver of the Tempo Traveller lost control over the vehicle when some animal unexpectedly started crossing the road near Urali-Kanchan, 40 km away from Pune, on Pune-Hyderabad highway.

A group of residents from Mumbai’s Mulund reportedly hired the bus for Akkalkot in Solapur district, a famous pilgrimage in south Maharashtra, and left in the night.

Police on the spot of accident. (HT Photo)

Police and medical teams have rushed to the spot and rescue operation is in progress.

Traffic on the busy Pune-Hyderabad highway has been affected and was diverted to an alternate route.