In a tragic incident, 10 passengers were killed, which included kids, and 12 others have suffered injured after the bus collided with a truck on Friday early morning, January 13.
As per police officials, the incident took place near Pathare village on the Nashik-Shirdi Highway. The accident took place at 7 am near Pathare Shivar in Nashik’s Sinnar tehsil, around 180 km from Mumbai, media reports stated.
Soon after the incident, the Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde expressed his condolences and announced ex-gratia of ₹5 lakhs to the kin of the deceased. In addition to this, he has also ordered a probe into the incident by relevant authorities.
The bus carried devotees from Badlapur and adjoining areas. They were on its way to Shirdi for Saibaba darshan via the Nashik Ahmednagar road.
Reports stated that among those killed include six women, two children, and two men. As many as 45 passengers were on the bus.
The injured were rushed to the Sinnar Rural Hospital and Yashwant Hospital. The death toll is expected to increase considering the condition of some of the injured is critical.
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