Nagpur, Jun 16 (PTI) A jawan of the Indian Army was killed, and four others were injured after a speeding private bus collided with the autorickshaw they were travelling in on a bridge in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred on the Kanhan river bridge near Kamptee town around 5.30 pm, an official said.

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Eight jawans from the Guards Regiment Centre in Kamptee were travelling in the autorickshaw when a speeding bus collided with the vehicle, he said.

One of the jawans died, while four sustained injuries in the collision, the official said.

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The New Kamptee police are investigating the accident, he said.

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