Nagpur, Dec 5 (PTI) As many as 30 factory workers were injured when the bus in which they were traveling was hit by a speeding truck in Koradi area of Nagpur district on Saturday morning, police said.

The condition of five of them was said to be critical.

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The victims hailed from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. They were returning from their factory after working in night shift, said a police official.

All the injured were admitted to Mayo Hospital here.

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The accident took place at 6 am, when the bus was heading towards Nanda Koradi.

While it was taking a U-turn near Model School T- point, a truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into it.

Koradi police have registered a case against the truck driver who fled from the spot.

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