Mumbai, July 29: Five persons, including two women, were killed and 20 others injured after two private buses collided in the early hours of Saturday in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, a police official said. The accident occurred around 2.30 am on a flyover in Malkapur town in the district, he said. Karnataka Accident Video: Truck Carrying Plywood Falls Into Valley Near a Curve in Mangaluru, None Injured.

According to the official, one of the buses involved in the accident was on its way to Hingoli after Amarnath Yatra, while the other private bus was going towards Nashik. The bus going towards Nashik tried to overtake a truck and ended up coming in front of the second bus, resulting in a collision, he said. Muharram Procession Tragedy in Uttar Pradesh: Six People Suffer Electric Shock Near Railway Tracks While Carrying Alam in Sambhal, Terrifying Video Goes Viral.

Five persons, including two women, were killed and 20 were injured, the official said. Senior district police officials reached the spot and rushed the injured to a nearby hospital. The accident disrupted traffic on the road for some time, he added.

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