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NEW DELHI, May 25 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed and 20 others injured in a major road mishap in the western Indian state of Maharashtra Monday, a senior police official said.
"The mishap happened when two buses collided head-on on the national highway 8 that connects Mumbai to Ahmedabad in the neighboring state of Gujarat," he said, on condition of anonymity.
While 11 people, including a five-year-old girl, were killed on the spot, those injured have been admitted to a local hospital, the official said, adding the victims included passengers and drivers of both the buses.
Local TV channels reported, quoting eye-witnesses that the driver of one of the buses felt asleep on the wheels that led to the accident.
A probe has been ordered into the incident, the official added.
