<p>At least 25 passengers were injured, 15 of them seriously, after a private luxury bus collided with a truck on the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/last-stretch-of-samruddhi-mahamarg-with-igatpuri-amane-link-inaugurated-cm-calls-it-economic-corridor-23560747" rel="nofollow">Samruddhi Mahamarg </a>near Mehkar in Maharashtra&rsquo;s Buldhana district during the early hours of Sunday.</p>
<p>According to police, the accident occurred around 4.21 am on the Nagpur corridor of the expressway in an area under the jurisdiction of Mehkar police station.</p>
<p>The bus, carrying <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/central-railways-announces-additional-special-trains-from-mumbai-pune-sawantwadi-nagpur-in-february-check-full-list-here-23615966" rel="nofollow">passengers from Pune to Nagpur</a>, rammed into the rear of an unidentified truck moving ahead of it after the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle. The impact was severe, leaving the front portion of the bus badly mangled and trapping several passengers inside.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Emergency rescue operations were launched immediately, and the injured were extricated from the wreckage with the help of police personnel and local volunteers.</p>
<h2>Medical emergency</h2>
<p>All the injured were rushed to the Rural Hospital in Mehkar for treatment. Some passengers were later shifted by their relatives to private hospitals and other medical facilities for further care. The truck driver reportedly sped off after the accident.</p>
<h2>The investigation</h2>
<p>Police removed the damaged bus using a crane and restored traffic movement on the expressway. By 9 am, all necessary procedures at the accident site had been completed. The Mehkar police have launched an investigation into the incident and are working to trace the unidentified truck involved in the crash.</p>
<h2>Rescue operation</h2>
<p>Upon receiving <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/maharashtra-bjp-leader-from-jammu-and-kashmir-says-he-was-asked-to-leave-hotel-in-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-over-identity-owner-denies-claim-23634232" rel="nofollow">information from the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar</a> Control Room, a police team reached the spot and coordinated rescue efforts. Ambulances from the 108 emergency service were deployed to transport the injured.&nbsp;</p>

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