Six killed, 26 injured as luxury bus crashes into stationary truck on Vadodara-Halol highway

A luxury bus travelling from Banswara in Rajasthan to Surat crashed into a stationary truck on the Vadodara-Halol highway near Kotambi village early Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 4 a.m. when the speeding bus rammed into the truck from behind as its driver checked the tyre pressure.

The collision killed six people and left more than 20 others injured. The impact severely damaged the front of the bus, trapping several passengers inside. Local residents and motorists immediately alerted emergency services. Rescue teams from Vadodara Fire Brigade and the Emergency Response Centre reached the scene and evacuated 24 persons from the site. The injured were taken to hospitals for treatment.