PUNE: Three persons were killed and 10 sustained injuries in separate accidents that happened near Pune in the early hours of Monday.
A 45-year-old man was killed and nine sustained injuries after a private bus they were travelling in crashed into a truck near Wakad on Katraj-Dehu Road bypass.
The accident happened in the early hours of Monday. The police have identified the victim as Bajrang Gaikwad.
Six passengers are being treated at a Aundh hospital while three are undergoing treatment in a private hospital.
The police said that the accident happened around 4.30am. The bus was heading towards Mumbai from Udgir in Latur district, police said.
In another accident that happened near Narhe, two persons were killed and one sustained injuries. The Sinhagad Road police said that the accident happened when a speeding truck crashed in the rear of a truck transporting liquor bottles. The police are yet to ascertain the identities of the victims.