Eight women workers were killed when a truck and the tempo in which they were standing collided on the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway in Maharashtra’s Jalna district. Police said the accident took place on Samruddhi Highway in Jalna when the workers, who were waiting in the side lane to get out after work, were hit from behind by a truck changing lanes.Jalna Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Bansal said, “Seven people died in this tragic incident. Six or seven others suffered serious injuries… The police have taken the truck driver responsible for the accident into custody. The police have registered a case of culpable homicide against him and are taking further legal action including his arrest.” Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis He described the accident as “extremely tragic” and expressed his condolences to the victims and their families. “The death of 8 people in the accident on Samruddhi Highway in Jalna is extremely saddening. I express my condolences to the victims. Our thoughts are with the families. The injured are being treated, and the local administration is coordinating. The District Collector and Superintendent of Police are at the spot. Pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. An assistance of Rs 5 lakh will be given to the families of the deceased,” Fadnavis said through a post on X.