Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway: Bus catch fire 26 people dead, 8 injured

At least 26 people died and eight others were injured after a bus burst into flames on Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway in Maharashtra Buldhana district. Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway: Bus catch fire 26 people dead, 8 injured. The accident was reported around 2 am on Saturday when the bus was going from Yavatmal to Pune.

The injured people are being treated at Buldhana Civil Hospital, police said. Earlier, the Buldhana Police Deputy SP Baburao Mahamuni said, “25 bodies were extracted from the bus. A total of 33 people were travelling on the bus. 6-8 people were injured. The injured are being shifted to Buldhana Civil Hospital.”

One person later succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the bus is safe, according to Buldhana SP Sunil Kadasane. “A total of 33 people were travelling on the bus out of which 26 people died and 7 people sustained injuries. The driver of the bus also survived and said that the bus overturned after a tyre burst leading to flames in the bus,” said Buldhana SP Sunil Kadasane.

A sum of Rs 5 lakh has been announced as compensation for Buldhana bus accident victim’s family. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will visit the accident site with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The chief minister has also ordered an inquiry into the incident. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed his condolences over the horrific accident of a private bus on the Samruddhi Expressway near Sindkhedaraja in Buldhana district.

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