A bus fire on a highway in Maharashtra results in 25 fatalities

The bus caught fire in Buldhana while heading from Yavatmal in Maharashtra to Pune on the Samruddhi Mahamarg motorway.According to authorities, a bus carrying 33 passengers caught fire and erupted into flames on Buldhana’s Samruddhi Mahamarg motorway in Maharashtra, killing at least 25 people. According to Deputy SP Baburao Mahamuni, the injured were sent to Buldhana Civil Hospital, according to ANI.A private transport bus travelling from Nagpur to Pune collided with a divider near Sindkhedraja in the Buldhana district at around two in the morning on Saturday, according to the police.

SP Buldhana According to early reports, a bus tyre ruptured, causing the vehicle to crash into a pole, strike a divider and catch fire, Sunil Kadasne told PTI. 25 of the bus’s 33 occupants perished after being set on fire.According to Kadasane, the bus driver, who survived the tragedy, claimed that the bus flipped when a tyre burst, causing fires inside the bus.According to his office, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has promised a 5 lakh rupee ex-gratia for the relatives of those killed in the bus accident.