Updated On: 04 July, 2023 04:27 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
At least 10 people were killed and more than 20 injured after a container truck hit four vehicles and then rammed into a hotel on a highway in Maharashtra`s Dhule district on Tuesday, police said. Pics/PTI

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The accident took place at around 10.45 am near Palasner village on Mumbai-Agra highway in Dhule district, located more than 300 km from the state capital, a police official said
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The brakes of the truck failed, following which its driver lost control over the wheels. It hit multiple vehicles including an another container from the rear side

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The truck then rammed into a hotel near a bus stop on the highway and overturned. The truck was going towards Dhule from Madhya Pradesh. The victims included some of those waiting for a bus at the stop, an official said
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After being alerted, the police rushed to the spot. The injured persons were rushed to hospitals in Shirpur and Dhule, the police said

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This is the second major accident in Maharashtra in recent days, 25 people were killed after a vehicle caught fire on the Samruddhi-Mahamarg Expressway in Buldhana last week
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