Two people were killed on the spot and 55 others injured after travel bus from Pune to Raigad in Konkan area overturned in Tamhini Ghat of Maharashtra on Saturday.

Raigad Superintendent of Police Somnath Gharge confirmed that two people died and 55 passengers injured after a travel bus overturned in the Tamhani Ghat area of Raigad, which falls under the Mangaon police station.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained.

Police and rescue teams have reached the spot for rescue operation, he added.

Meanwhile, as soon as the villagers got the information about the accident, they immediately rushed to the spot and pulled out the persons who were stuck in the bus.

The injured were undergoing treatment at the nearby Mangaon Upazila Hospital.

(With UNI Inputs)