8 die as tempo rams into truck carrying iron rods in Nashik  -OxBig News Network

Eight people were killed and several others injured as a tempo and a truck collided on Sunday at Dwarka Circle in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, a police official said.

The accident took place near an Ayyappa temple at 7.30 pm, he added.

“There were 16 passengers in the tempo, which was on its way to CIDCO area here. They were returning from a religious event in Niphad. The tempo driver lost control over the vehicle and rear-ended the truck carrying iron rods. Some of the deaths took place on the spot. Some of the injured are critical,” the official said.

Rescue operation was started by police and fire brigade personnel along with locals and passersby in the congested stretch immediately, he added.

The injured are recuperating at the district hospital and in some private facilities, the official said.

There is likelihood of the death toll rising since some of the passengers have sustained serious injuries, police and health officials said.