A tragic accident occurred on the Nandura-Malkapur state highway in Maharashtra’s Buldhana, where a speeding truck veered off the highway and crashed into 10 laborers sleeping by the road, resulting in five deaths and five severe injuries.
The truck driver fled the scene, and preliminary investigations suggest that he may have dozed off at the wheel. The injured workers were rushed to a nearby hospital, with two in critical condition. The authorities have launched a search for the absconding driver, and further investigations are ongoing.