Mumbai, July 16: Four people were killed and several others were injured after a bus they were travelling in collided with a tractor and plunged into a ditch near the Mumbai Express highway on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, police said. According to officials, all the injured were admitted to a nearby hospital.

"Four people died and several others were injured after a bus collided with a tractor and fell into a ditch near the Mumbai Express Highway. All the injured were admitted to the nearby MGM Hospital," DCP Navi Mumbai Pankaj Dahane said. Maharashtra Road Accident: At Least 13 Injured After Out-of-Control Container Hits Vehicles at Kasara Ghat (Watch Video).

Bus Falls Into Ditch on Mumbai Express Highway

Officials said that the bus, carrying devotees, was en route from Kesar village in Dombivli to Pandharpur in Maharashtra when the accident took place. Road Accident on Mumbai-Agra Highway: Four Killed, Two Injured After Truck Collides With Car Due to Tyre Burst on Highway in Maharashtra's Nashik (Watch Video).

The incident halted vehicular movement on the Mumbai-Lonavala lane of the Mumbai Express highway. The bus could be retrieved with the help of a crane and traffic on the lane was resumed after three hours. More details are awaited.

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