At least 7 dead in Indian highway accident

At least seven were killed and 13 injured after a bus collided with a truck on the India’s Nagpur-Pune highway Tuesday morning.

The accident took place in Maharashtra Buldhana district. The bus was travelling from Pune to Mehekar in Buldhana when it crashed with a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction, reports NDTV.

The injured have been admitted to a nearby government hospital.

Visuals from the spot show the heavily damaged vehicles, suggesting how fast they were travelling at the time of the crash. The truck, it appears was working with a logistics firm.

Local residents were seen helping out with the rescue work, trying to reach the survivors through the mangled remains of the vehicles.

The windshield and window panes were broken down to reach the survivors.