Bus catches fire in India, killing 11

A bus caught fire after hitting a truck on a highway in western India, killing at least 11 passengers, an official said in a report from The Associated Press.

Another 24 people were injured and taken to a hospital in Nashik, a city in Maharashtra state, said Eknath Shinde, the top state elected official.

Most passengers were sleeping when the bus caught fire around 5 a.m. and the vehicle was completely burned, the Press Trust of India news agency said.

Shinde said the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Nashik is nearly 200 km northeast of Mumbai.