At least eight persons were killed and seven others injured when a speeding truck collided with a passenger vehicle in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, the police said on June 26.
The accident occurred at Asud on the Dapoli-Harnai road when the truck, which was being driven on the wrong side of the road, rammed into a three-wheeler vehicle carrying 15 passengers on Sunday afternoon, an official said.
Five passengers were killed on the spot and three others died at a hospital, the official said.
In a tweet, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed grief and announced ex gratia of ₹5 lakh to the kin of each deceased. The relief will be paid from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
