Jalna: Eight persons, including six bus passengers, were killed on the spot and 16 others injured when a truck collided with the state transport bus near Shahgad village on Jalna-Beed road on Friday.
According to sources, the accident occured when the Ambejogai depot bus was enroute to Jalna and the truck coming from opposite direction. Six passengers and two persons travelling in the truck were killed on the spot.
The collision was so severe as both the vehicles were badly damaged .
Four serious
Among the injured passengers, the condition of four of them was stated to be serious. They have been admitted to hospitals in Ambad and Jalna, the sources added.
After the accident, Vehicular traffic came to a halt for some time. The bodies were shifted to hospital for post-mortem.
