Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 5 (ANI): Seven people were killed while seven others were injured after a bus transporting labourers, from Odisha's Ganjam district to Gujarat's Surat, collided with a truck at Cheri Khedi here on Saturday, according to Ajay Yadav, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).

The incident took place at 3:30 am this morning when the bus was passing through the Cheri Khedi area in Raipur.

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The injured persons have been admitted to Ambedkar hospital here.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)

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