5 killed, 21 injured as truck hits pickup van in Maha's Amravati

At least five people were killed and 21 injured after a truck collided with a pickup van on Maharashtra’s Samruddhi Highway in Amravati district on Friday, police said. The van was reportedly carrying devotees travelling from Shegaon, a renowned pilgrimage centre, to Wardha with a Goddess Durga idol when the accident occurred. The injured have been rushed to hospital.