Eight school children injured after truck rams into bus in Thane district

A truck rammed into the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus, which had halted at a bus stop to pick up passengers

Eight school children were injured when a truck rammed into a stationary state transport bus in Maharashtra's Thane district on Friday, an official said.

The accident occurred around 7.30 am at Sapne on Wada Manor road, he said.

A truck rammed into the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus, which had halted at a bus stop to pick up passengers, depot manager Madhukar Dhangda said.

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At least eight school children who were on board sustained minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital, he said.

Truck driver Dharmendra Yadav has been arrested and offences under various sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicles Act have been registered against him, police said.

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