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Two killed as truck hits bus on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra

Updated on: 09 November,2023 12:31 PM IST  |  Nagpur
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Two persons were killed when a truck hit a private bus on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Buldhana district on Thursday, a police official said

Two killed as truck hits bus on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra

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Key Highlights

  1. The bus was on way to Nagpur from Mumbai
  2. The truck hit the bus from its rear ride, killing its driver and a passenger
  3. A number of accidents have been witnessed on the expressway since it became operational

Two persons were killed when a truck hit a private bus on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Buldhana district on Thursday, a police official said.


The accident took place at around 4 am in Mehkar area of Buldhana, located about 350 km from Nagpur, when the bus driver had stopped the vehicle in a lane for checking its tyres, he said.


The bus was on way to Nagpur from Mumbai.


The truck hit the bus from its rear ride, killing its driver and a passenger, the official said.

The Samruddhi Mahamarg, named Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, is a 701-km-long expressway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur.

It traverses 10 districts including Nagpur, Washim, Wardha, Ahmednagar, Buldhana, Aurangabad, Amravati, Jalna, Nashik and Thane.

A number of accidents have been witnessed on the expressway since it became operational in December last year.

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