<p>At least ten persons including seven women were killed in an accident involving a bus and a truck on the Nashik-Shirdi road of Maharashtra in the wee hours of Friday.</p>.<p>Several others who were injured in the accident have been shifted to local hospitals for treatment. </p>.<p>According to reports reaching here, the bus started from Ambernath-Badlapur twin town in Thane district and was on way to the pilgrimage town of Shirdi in Ahmednagar district. </p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered a probe into the accident. </p>.<p>He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased while the government would bear the expenses of treatment of the injured. </p>.<p>Around 45 to 50 passengers were there in the bus when the accident took place around 5.30 am along the Nashik-Ahmednagar district border. </p>.<p>According to eye-witnesses the bus and the truck were badly mangled after the accident. </p>
<p>At least ten persons including seven women were killed in an accident involving a bus and a truck on the Nashik-Shirdi road of Maharashtra in the wee hours of Friday.</p>.<p>Several others who were injured in the accident have been shifted to local hospitals for treatment. </p>.<p>According to reports reaching here, the bus started from Ambernath-Badlapur twin town in Thane district and was on way to the pilgrimage town of Shirdi in Ahmednagar district. </p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered a probe into the accident. </p>.<p>He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased while the government would bear the expenses of treatment of the injured. </p>.<p>Around 45 to 50 passengers were there in the bus when the accident took place around 5.30 am along the Nashik-Ahmednagar district border. </p>.<p>According to eye-witnesses the bus and the truck were badly mangled after the accident. </p>