India, May 11 -- At least three people were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision between a tempo traveller and a truck on the Satara-Lonand route near Salpe village in Maharashtra during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred around midnight, and preliminary investigations suggest the truck was speeding, said inspector Sushil Bhosale of Satara police station. "An FIR is being registered, and further investigation is underway to determine the exact cause," he added.

The victims were part of a group of devotees from Ichalkaranji, travelling to Ujjain on a pilgrimage when their vehicle collided with the truck.

Police said Salman Imtiaz Sayyad (24), the bus driver, and Rajani Sanj...