A school bus crossing a railway track was hit by the Villupuram Mayiladuthurai express in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore on Tuesday.

Police detained local MNS leader Avinash Jadhav early on Tuesday ahead of a rally planned in Thane to counter a protest staged by traders against the slapping of a food stall owner for not speaking in Marathi, officials said.

The collision occurred in Green County when a mini-truck, reportedly traveling on the wrong side of the road, crashed head-on with their car.