6 dead, 25 injured after two passenger buses collide in Maharashtra’s Buldhana

Mangalore Today News Network

Mumbai, July 29, 2023: As many as six people, including two women, died and 25 were injured when two luxury travel buses collided on NH 6 in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Saturday morning. The accident occurred around 2.30 am on a flyover in Malkapur town in the district, a police official told PTI.

 

The condition of four to five people is said to be critical. "The accident happened when one bus, going to Hingoli on Amarnath pilgrimage, collided with another bus going towards Nashik," a senior police official told PTI.

The bus going towards Nashik tried to overtake a truck and ended up coming in front of the second bus, resulting in a collision, he said.

Upon receiving the information, police and authorities rushed to the spot and took the injured to the hospital. Traffic was affected on this route and vehicular movement was disrupted.

Earlier this month, at least 26 people died and several others were injured after a bus caught fire on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway in Maharashtra. The bus was travelling from Yavatmal to Pune.

The incident happened around 2 am on Saturday in Buldhana district of the state.

A sum of Rs 5 lakh was announced as compensation for the victim’s families.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited the accident site with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The chief minister has also ordered an inquiry into the incident.

Courtesy: India Today