Three dead, 8 wounded in Maharashtra truck-bus collision

India Jun 15, 2025

Early Sunday morning, a speeding truck crashed into a luxury bus on the Kolhar-Ghoti state highway in Sangamner area, Maharashtra. The accident claimed the lives of two bus passengers—Anju Ravindra Walmik and Pravin Sopan Kandalkar—and the truck's co-driver, Firoze Lala Shaikh. Eight others were hurt in the collision.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident

The crash happened around 6am as the bus was traveling from Mumbai to Shirdi. Police and locals acted fast, getting the injured to a government hospital for treatment. Authorities have registered an accidental death case and are now investigating what caused the collision—including whether any traffic rules were broken—highlighting just how important road safety is on highways like this.