Five killed, five injured as bus collides with truck on Gujarat expressway

Five people were killed and five others injured after a private bus collided with a truck on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway in Gujarat's Anand district early Wednesday, police said.

The accident occurred when the bus was attempting to overtake the truck on the expressway, Superintendent of Police G G Jasani told PTI.

"Five passengers were killed and five others injured in the collision," Jasani said.

The bus was carrying between 30 and 40 passengers at the time of the accident, he said.

Police reached the spot after the collision and launched an investigation into the incident.  (with inputs from PTI)