Bus fire in India’s Maharashtra kills at least 25, injures eight
“The majority of deaths were caused due to burning.” There were about 30-35 people in the bus, senior police officer Baburao Mahamuni told media.
Bus fire in India’s Maharashtra kills at least 25, injures eight
Nagpur: A bus crashed and burst into flames killing at least 25 people in India’s western state of Maharashtra in the early hours of Saturday, police and officials said. “The bus was travelling from Nagpur to Pune when at around 1:35am it met with an accident on Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway, after which the diesel tank of the bus caught fire,” local police told media.
“The majority of deaths were caused due to burning.” There were about 30-35 people in the bus, senior police officer Baburao Mahamuni told media.
The Indian Express quoted a police official as saying that the bus was of a sleeper type — adapted so passengers could sleep in — and due to the mattresses on board, the bus caught fire instantly. The report also said officials suspect the driver, who is among the survivors, could have fallen asleep at the wheel. The police were in the process of filing an FIR against the driver.
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