Vadodara, Jan 30 || Two people were killed and more than 10 others seriously injured after a private bus collided with a stationary truck on National Highway-48 near Karjan in Gujarat's Vadodara district in the early hours of Friday, police said.
The accident occurred near the Dhavat Chokdi bridge when the bus, travelling from Aurangabad to Ahmedabad, rammed into a truck parked on the side of the highway.
Officials said the impact was severe, crushing the front portion of the bus and trapping several passengers inside.
At least two passengers died on the spot, while more than 25 people were reported to have been stuck in the mangled vehicle.
Teams from the Karjan fire station were rushed to the scene and launched a rescue operation. Fire personnel cut open the metal body of the bus to extricate those trapped inside.
The rescue operation continued for nearly one and a half hours, during which the injured and the deceased were pulled out using specialised equipment and improvised arrangements due to the extent of damage to the vehicle.