A truck collided with a bus on the Paldhi-Tarsod-Jalgaon bypass highway, police said. A portion of the road was left blocked due to the impact of the accident.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has expressed his pain at the loss of lives in the train accident in Jalgaon, Maharashtra and urged authorities to provide appropriate compensation to the next of kin of those killed.
According to initial reports, the passengers had stepped outside their coaches due to a suspected fire on the train. While they were outside, the Karnataka Express passed through the same spot, and several passengers were struck by the moving train.