Mumbai, Nov. 13 -- At least 38 passengers were injured, including eight who sustained serious injuries, after a private luxury bus overturned following a collision with a truck on Anjanari Bridge along the Mumbai-Goa Highway in Ratnagiri district in the early hours of Friday.

According to police, the accident occurred when the luxury bus, travelling towards Goa, was struck from behind by a speeding truck. The impact caused the bus to lose balance and overturn on the bridge, triggering panic among passengers.

Several occupants were trapped inside the overturned vehicle and had to be rescued by fire brigade personnel, who rushed to the accident site and carried out an operation to evacuate them.

All the injured passengers were subsequently...