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<\/div>\nThere were 35 passengers travelling by the private bus, an official said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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At least 12 people were killed and 23 others injured when a speeding mini-bus hit a container in the early hours of Sunday on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, formerly known as Aurangabad, police said.<\/p>\n
There were 35 passengers travelling by the private bus, an official said.<\/p>\n
The accident took place at around 12.30 am in Vaijapur area of the expressway in the district, located nearly 350 km from Mumbai, he said.<\/p>\n
The bus driver lost control over the wheels. As a result, the bus hit the container from the rear side, the official said.<\/p>\n
Twelve passengers were killed. These include five men, six women and a minor girl, he said.<\/p>\n
The official said 23 others received injuries and they were admitted to a government hospital.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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