Gujarat: Three killed, seven injured in bus-truck collision on Surat-Dhulia highway

SURAT: At least three people were killed and seven others sustained serious injuries when a private luxury bus collided with a stationary truck on the Surat-Dhulia highway near Bajipura in Tapi district on Friday morning.


According to the police, the bus which was carrying a marriage party was heading towards Surat from Malegaon in Maharashtra.



Three of the bus passengers died on the spot while the injured were taken to New Civil Hospital in Surat.

The deceased have been identified as Naeem Haji Rashid Maniyar (51), Azhar Aziz Maniyar (22) and Noor Mohammad Fakir Mohammad (45) all residents of Malegaon and Nandurbar.




The police have launched a probe after registering a case.