Gandhinagar (Gujarat): At least ten people were killed and around a dozen were injured when a state transport (ST) bus ran over them after it was hit by a speeding private bus in Kalol town of Gujarat's Gandhinagar district on Wednesday morning, police said.
Adding to the incident, the official said that the accident happened at around 7:30 am near Kalol's Ambika Nagar bus stand where some passengers were waiting for a bus. The passengers on the roadside were run over by the ST bus, which was stationary but suddenly got pushed forward after being hit by a private luxury bus from behind, an official from Kalol police station said.
Kalol's DSP and MLA also reached the spot. The injured were rushed to the government hospital for treatment, subsequently, the dead bodies were taken for post-mortem. DSP Pali Manabadi said that the police have immediately launched a probe into the matter.
