Eight women workers were killed on the Nagpur-Mumbai highway in Maharashtra’s Jalna district when a truck collided with them at a speed they were standing. The accident occurred on the Samruddhi Highway in Jalna when workers were waiting to leave in a side lane after get off work when they were hit from behind by a truck that changed lanes, police said.“Seven people were killed in this tragic incident. Sixty-seven people were seriously injured… The police have detained the truck driver responsible for the accident. A case has been registered against him and further legal action is being taken, including arresting him…,” Jalna city police chief Ajay Kumar Bansal said. chief minister of maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis He called the accident “extremely tragic” and expressed his condolences to the victims and their families. Fadnavis posted on
