India expressway accidents leave 12 dead in separate crashes

Two separate fatal vehicle accidents have occurred on major expressways in India.

In Gujarat’s Anand district, five people were killed and five others were critically injured when a private bus collided with a truck on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway. Preliminary reports suggest the accident happened while the bus driver was attempting to overtake the truck. The bus was reportedly carrying between 30 and 40 passengers at the time of the collision.

In Maharashtra, seven people were killed and 19 others were injured after a truck rammed into a Bolero pickup van on the Samruddhi Expressway near Dhamangaon Railway. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.