Maharashtra Live Update: Bus Catches Fire, 25 Passengers Charred To Death At Samruddhi Expressway

Maharashtra Live Update: Bus Catches Fire, 25 Passengers Charred To Death At Samruddhi Expressway

Maharashtra Live Update: Bus Catches Fire, 25 Passengers Charred To Death At Samruddhi Expressway

PTI

Mumbai : Twenty-five bus passengers were charred to death after a vehicle caught fire on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Buldhana district on Saturday, police said.

The private travels bus was on way from Nagpur to Pune when it rammed into a divider around 1.30 am near Sindkhedraja in Buldhana district, police said.

Buldhana SP Sunil Kadasne told PTI that as per preliminary information, a bus tyre burst and the vehicle hit a pole, collided with a divider and caught fire.

Of the 33 passengers in the bus, 25 were charred to death, the official said. The remaining eight passengers were rushed to a nearby hospital and were safe, he added.