Thane, Feb 18 (PTI) Nine persons were injured after an autorickshaw hit a two-wheeler in Bhiwandi tehsil of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.

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The accident occurred at Vadape Naka on Mumbai-Nashik highway on Thursday morning, they said.

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"The autorickshaw carrying passengers was taking a turn when it collided with the two-wheeler. At least nine persons were injured, six of them seriously. However, all of them are said to be out of danger. The six injured were admitted to the Thane civil hospital," a police official said.

Police have registered a case, but no arrest has been made so far, he said.

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