Eight migrant workers were killed and nearly 55 othersinjured when a truck in which they were travelling collided with a bus nearGuna town in Madhya Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
Earlier, police said the migrant workers were travelling ina bus.
The accident took place around 3 am when a truck carryingnearly 65 migrant labourers from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh collided with anempty bus, which only had a driver, coming from the wrong side on Guna bypassroad, Superintendent of Police Tarun Nayak said.
Eight migrant workers were killed and 55 others wereinjured, the official said.
Those hurt were undergoing treatment at the Guna districthospital, he said, adding that none of them sustained any serious injury.
Prima facie, it seems the carelessness of the bus drivercaused the accident, Nayak said.
A case has been registered against the bus driver andfurther investigation is underway, he said.
The deceased were residents of Unnao and Raebareli districtsof Uttar Pradesh, according to police.
The truck carrying the migrant labourers was going to Unnao,they said.
Guna Collector S Vishwanathan said the districtadministration is making arrangements to send the injured labourers home safelyafter they recover.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan condoledthe death of the migrant labourers and said he has directed the officialsconcerned to ensure proper treatment of the injured persons.
Policemen involved in the rescue work were later quarantinedin the wake of the COVID-19 scare, a police official said.