By PTI
BULDHANA: One of the survivors of the ill-fated bus that caught fire and led to the death of 25 passengers in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Saturday, said he and a few others managed to come out of the burning vehicle by breaking its rear window.
“A tyre of the bus burst and the vehicle caught fire immediately. The blaze spread in no time,” the survivor said. “The passenger seated next to me and I managed to escape by breaking the rear window,” he said. “But not everyone could do it,” he said.
According to the survivor, soon after the accident teams of police and fire brigade reached the site quickly.
Meanwhile, a local resident said four to five passengers managed to escape by breaking one window of the bus. “But not everyone could do it,” he said. The locals also claimed that the people, who managed to escape, sought help from the other vehicles, which were coming on the highway, but nobody stopped.
“Many accidents take place on this route at Pimpalkhuta. We were called for help and when we went there, we saw the horrible situation. The tyres had fallen apart,” the local resident said. “People inside were trying to break the windows. We saw people getting burnt alive. The fire was so intense that we could not do anything. We were in tears,” the local resident said. Police said that the eight survivors of the bus tragedy have been rushed to a nearby hospital.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Visuals from Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Buldhana where 26 people died and 8 others were injured after a bus travelling from Nagpur to Pune met with an accident. pic.twitter.com/3JTRLzKuZH
— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2023
Twenty-five people, including three children, died after a bus travelling from Maharashtra’s Yavatmal to Pune caught fire in Buldhana on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway, around 2 am on Saturday, officials said. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has condoled the tragic accident and has announced a solatium of Rs five lakhs each for the kin of the deceased.
BULDHANA: One of the survivors of the ill-fated bus that caught fire and led to the death of 25 passengers in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Saturday, said he and a few others managed to come out of the burning vehicle by breaking its rear window.
“A tyre of the bus burst and the vehicle caught fire immediately. The blaze spread in no time,” the survivor said. “The passenger seated next to me and I managed to escape by breaking the rear window,” he said. “But not everyone could do it,” he said.
According to the survivor, soon after the accident teams of police and fire brigade reached the site quickly. googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
Meanwhile, a local resident said four to five passengers managed to escape by breaking one window of the bus. “But not everyone could do it,” he said. The locals also claimed that the people, who managed to escape, sought help from the other vehicles, which were coming on the highway, but nobody stopped.
“Many accidents take place on this route at Pimpalkhuta. We were called for help and when we went there, we saw the horrible situation. The tyres had fallen apart,” the local resident said. “People inside were trying to break the windows. We saw people getting burnt alive. The fire was so intense that we could not do anything. We were in tears,” the local resident said. Police said that the eight survivors of the bus tragedy have been rushed to a nearby hospital.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Visuals from Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Buldhana where 26 people died and 8 others were injured after a bus travelling from Nagpur to Pune met with an accident. pic.twitter.com/3JTRLzKuZH
— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2023
Twenty-five people, including three children, died after a bus travelling from Maharashtra’s Yavatmal to Pune caught fire in Buldhana on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway, around 2 am on Saturday, officials said. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has condoled the tragic accident and has announced a solatium of Rs five lakhs each for the kin of the deceased.
