CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Three men were killed after being mowed down by a state transport bus in Maharashtra's Beed district in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Subodh More (20), Virat Ghodke (19) and Om Ghodke (20), who were residents of Ghodka Rajuri village, the official said.
The accident occurred around 6 am when a group of youngsters were training for police recruitment near Ghodka Rajouri village in Beed taluka, an official said.
The bus en route to Parbhani from Beed, hit the three men as they trained on the roadside. Two others in the group managed to escape unhurt, he added.
The trio died on the spot, and their bodies were taken to the district hospital in Beed for further formalities, he said, adding that the bus driver was apprehended and a case was being registered against him.
Following the accident, angry villagers vandalised the state transport bus and demanded jobs for family members of the deceased men in the state transport department, the official said.