Five persons were killed and 23 others injured in an accident involving a private bus and a truck in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Friday, officials said. The accident took place around 1 pm near Kera village on a highway and those injured were rushed to a hospital in Bhuj, they said.

“There was an accident involving a truck and private bus coming from Mundra to Bhuj. Four persons died on the spot, while one passenger succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. A total of five persons have died,” Kutch West Superintendent of Police Vikas Sunda said.