Palghar, September 8: At least 55 persons, including 47 students, were injured in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Friday following a collision between their bus and a truck. Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) officials said that the incident took place near Desai village in Wada tehsil.

Vilas Rathod, the corporation's Thane Divisional Controller said that the bus involved in the accident was operated by MSRTC and was ferrying a number of school and college students. Maharashtra Road Accident: Three Killed, Two Critically Injured as Car Collides with Truck in Palghar district.

At the time of the collision on Chinchpada-Wada Road, the bus, carrying a total of 70 passengers, collided with a truck approaching from the opposite direction. Madhya Pradesh Road Accident: Three Cops Killed, two others injured in Road Accident in Khargone.

Rathod said that of these passengers, 55, including 47 students, sustained injuries. He said none of the injuries were severe.

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