Two killed as truck rams into police van on highway in Maharashtra's Yavatmal

The accident took place at around 11.30 pm on July 30 on Nagpur-Tuljapur highway, police said.

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A highway police staffer and another person were killed after a truck rammed into a police van in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, officials said on Sunday.

The accident took place at around 11.30 pm on Nagpur-Tuljapur highway here, they said.

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The highway police personnel were checking a truck on a bridge when another truck rammed into the police van from behind, the police said in a release.

A highway police staffer and the offending truck's driver were killed in the accident, while two other police personnel were seriously injured, the release said.

A probe was on into the incident, the police added.