Beed, March 5 Thirteen people, including several women, were injured after a state transport corporation bus collided with a stationary truck near Kaij town in the Beed district of central Maharashtra on Thursday morning, police said.
The driver and conductor of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus were among those injured in the accident, which occurred on the Kaij-Kallam road around 6 am, they said.
According to police, the bus traveling from Kolhapur to Majalgaon (in the Beed district) crashed into the truck that was parked on the roadside, leaving 13 people injured, including driver Anand Gayke (40) and conductor Vishnu Tambde (42).
Police officials, under the supervision of Kaij police station inspector Swapnil Unawane, coordinated rescue efforts and helped transport the victims for medical treatment. The injured were rushed to the Kaij sub-district hospital by a local ambulance service.
After receiving initial treatment, all the injured were referred to the Swami Ramanand Teerth Government Rural Medical College and Hospital (SRTGRMCH) in Ambajogai town in the Beed district for further care, stated police.
Hospital sources said that the condition of the injured was stable.
Police have registered a case and are investigating the circumstances leading to the accident, including whether poor visibility or negligence contributed to the crash.
