Mumbai, Apr 25 (PTI) At least 18 passengers were injured after a state-owned MSRTC bus met with an accident in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Tuesday, police said.

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The incident took place around 4 pm near Karnala Bird Sanctuary, nearly 60 km from Mumbai, when the ‘Shivshahi' bus operated by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) was on a regular trip.

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After learning about the accident, police rushed to the spot and rescued the injured passengers, he said.

The injured passengers were shifted to a nearby hospital, he added. More details are awaited.

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