Buldhana bus fire: At least 26 passengers were charred to death after a bus burst into flames on the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Buldhana today (July 1).
"A total of 33 people were travelling on the bus out of which 26 people died and 8 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.
The private travels bus was on way from Nagpur to Pune when it hit a pole and then rammed into a divider at around 1.30 am near Pimpalkhuta village, police said. The bus turned turtle and caught fire.
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There were 33 passengers in the bus, an official said, adding the eight passengers who survived were admitted to nearby hospital. Many of the passengers hailed from Nagpur, Wardha and Yavatmal, the official said.
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"Road construction is not the cause of bus accident on Samruddhi highway and bodies will be identified using DNA testing if required," said Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.
(With inputs from Ganesh Solanki)
