At least eight people were killed and 10 injured after a truck collided with a bus carrying miners in the south of Poland, TVN24 television channel reported, according to RIA Novosti.

The truck, loaded with timber, collided with the bus on a highway near the town of Zywiec late on Wednesday night killing seven people instantly. Another man died later in a hospital.

Those killed in the crash are miners and the driver of the bus. The truck’s driver was slightly injured.

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Police has cordoned off the place of the tragic accident, limiting the traffic on the highway.