Mumbai: At least 25 people were killed and eight others injured when the bus they were travelling in caught fire on a Maharashtra expressway.
About 33 people were in the bus which was on its way to Pune, officials said, adding that the accident occurred at around 2 am on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway.
Police said the bus rammed into a divider following a tyre burst and caught fire near Buldhana.
“25 people were burnt to death in the accident. The injured, including the bus driver, have been shifted to a hospital for treatment, said, Sunil Kadasane, Superintendent of Police, Buldhana.
He said a case has been registered and investigation is on.
Police said the bus overturned after hitting a pole on the expressway and caught fire in Buldhana district. “The driver of the bus, who survived the incident, said that the bus hit the pole after a tyre burst,” they said.
Police said most of the passengers were sleeping at the time of the accident. The bus overturned on the side of the doors, blocking it, because of which nobody could get out, they said.
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