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Maharashtra: Bus collides with tractor on Mumbai-Pune Highway; Five killed, several injured

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Pune: Five devotees died on spot, while eight others were seriously injured when a private bus in which they were traveling collided with a tractor on the Mumbai-Pune expressway on Tuesday.

According to highway police, a Mumbai-based private bus carrying 54 devotees to Pandharpur on the occasion of the Aghadi Ekadashi (falls tomorrow) pilgrimage collided with a tractor on the Mumbai-Pune Highway, causing the bus to plunge into a gorge, resulting in the deaths of five on spot.

The injured have been admitted to the hospital.

Further investigation is underway. (with Agency inputs)

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