India, Oct. 27 -- Three people were killed and around eight others sustained injuries after a truck rammed into a stationary bus on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway near Nikol on Monday morning, the police said.

"There was a minor accident between a bus and a Kia car. The bus driver had got down and was talking with the Kia driver when a truck came from behind and rammed into the stationary bus, killing three passengers onboard. Around eight others are injured and are being treated in a nearby hospital," Ahmedabad (rural) superintendent of police Om Prakash Jat said.

The accident site falls under the jurisdiction of Kanbha police station on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city.

The bus, operated by Patel Travels and heading towards Vadodar...