Maharashtra: Six dead as sand truck hits bus

Sangli (Maharashtra): At least six people of the same family succumbed to injuries while ten others were severely injured after a luxury bus collided with truck on Miraj-Pandarpur highway of Maharashtra's Sangli district on Friday.

The passengers were reportedly returning from temple in Pandarpur when a truck filled with sand hit the bus from behind.

The bodies were identified as Vinayak Martand Londe, Gaurav Raju Narde, Lakhan Raju Sankaji, Renuka Nandkumar Hegde, Nandkumar Jayram Hegde, Aditya Nandkumar Hegde.

The injured were admitted to the nearest government hospital in Miraj.

Further reports are awaited.