"I boarded the Vidarbha Travels bus from Nagpur for Aurangabad. The bus overturned and caught fire immediately after it met with an accident on the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway. 3 to 4 people broke the window and escaped, and soon after there was a blast in the bus," Yogesh Ramdas Gavai, a
"My deepest condolences to the families of the five persons who died in the accident. May God give strength to the family to be patient during this difficult time," Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said.
According to police, a total of 33 people were travelling in the bus which was on its way to Pune. The bus owner, Virendra Darna, also said that the tyre burst caused the accident.
hief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed grief over the deaths of 26 passengers in a bus fire incident that took place in Maharashtra's Buldhana district and described it as "unfortunate, sad and heart-wrenching".
In a statement, Thackeray said, "The Buldhana accident should open the government's eyes as more than 300 people have lost their lives on the expressway since it was opened last year. The government has not made any plan to prevent accidents."
Three people were killed after their car allegedly hit a tree while speeding close to the Thelian Interchange in Talagang district located in Punjab province of Pakistan on Saturday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Deputy Devendra Fadnavis have reached Buldhana Civil Hospital to meet the injured in the Buldhana bus accident. Before reaching the hospital, they inspected the site of the accident in which 25 people died and eight sustained injuries.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Deputy Devendra Fadnavis have reached the accident site on the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway where they are currently inspecting the accident site. They will meet with the injured in hospital.
A total of 25 people, including three children died while eight people sustained injuries after a bus travelling from Maharashtra's Yavatmal to Pune caught fire in Buldhana on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway.