Mumbai:

Ten people were killed and several injured after a bus travelling from Maharashtra’s Bhandara to Gondia lost control and overturned today, police said. 

Visuals from the accident site show a huge crowd gathered around the vehicle, with police vans, ambulances and cranes deployed to assist those injured.

The incident took place in Bindravana Tola village on the Gondia-Arjuni road in the Gondia district. The bus was on its way from Nagpur to Gondia.

“A State transport bus met with an accident in Gondia district. The bus was en route from the Bhandara depot to Gondia when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle near Bindravana Tola village on the Gondia-Arjuni road and overturned on the side of the road. Eight people have died and around 30 people are injured,” said the police, as quoted by news agency ANI. 

The injured have been shifted to the Gondia District Hospital.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered the Transport Administration to provide immediate assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the victims.

“A State transport Shivshahi bus overturned in a horrific accident. Eight bodies have been recovered from the site of the incident, and the death toll is expected to increase. Information about the situation was taken from the local administration. Instructions have been issued for immediate and proper treatment of the injured,” said a CMO statement. 

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis offered his condolences to the bereaved family members.

Taking to his official handle on X, Fadnavis posted, “It is very unfortunate that a Shivshahi bus met with an unfortunate accident near Sadak Arjun in Gondia district in which some passengers died. I pay my heartfelt respects to the deceased. We share the grief of their families.”

गोंदिया जिल्ह्यातील सडकअर्जुनीनजीक शिवशाही बसचा दुर्दैवी अपघात होऊन काही प्रवाशांचा मृत्यू झाल्याची घटना अतिशय दुर्दैवी आहे. मृतांना मी भावपूर्ण श्रद्धांजली अर्पण करतो. त्यांच्या कुटुंबीयांच्या दु:खात आम्ही सहभागी आहोत.
या घटनेत जे लोक जखमी झाले, त्यांना खाजगी रुग्णालयात उपचार…

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) November 29, 2024

“The people who were injured in this incident may immediately receive treatment in a private hospital if necessary. I have also told the Collector of Gondia to make arrangements to shift them to Nagpur if required. Senior administration officials have reached the spot and are coordinating relief efforts. I pray to God for the speedy recovery of the injured in this incident,” posted Fadnavis on X.

Nashik, Maharashtra:

Dada Bhuse, Nashik’s Guardian Minister in Maharashtra cabinet on Sunday said that whoever will be found guilty in connection with the Samruddhi expressway accident which has claimed at least 12 lives will be punished once the investigation is completed.

Dada Bhuse who met the injured of a road accident on Sunday also said that the order for an investigation into the matter has been given.

“…This is a very unfortunate incident…Those who are injured are being treated at the government’s expense… Orders have been given for investigation of this incident and those found accused will be punished…” Dada Bhuse told ANI.

Twelve people, including a five-year-old girl, died after the driver of a minibus allegedly lost control and rammed a container truck on Samruddhi Mahamarg near Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra early Sunday.

According to police, the accident took place on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday when 35 members of a family from Nashik were returning home after paying a visit to the Sailani Baba Dargah in Buldhana.

The Samruddhi Mahamarg, named Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, is a 701-km-long expressway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur.

It traverses 10 districts including Nagpur, Washim, Wardha, Ahmednagar, Buldhana, Aurangabad, Amravati, Jalna, Nashik and Thane.

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a post on X said a compensation of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) would be given to the families of those who died and the injured persons would be given Rs 50,000.

The PMO in a post on X said, “Pained by the loss of lives due to an accident in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones.I wish the injured a speedy recovery. An ex-gratia of Rs.2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs.50,000.”

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Mumbai:

At least 12 people were killed and 23 others injured when a speeding mini-bus hit a container in the early hours of Sunday on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, formerly known as Aurangabad, police said.

There were 35 passengers travelling by the private bus, an official said.

The accident took place at around 12.30 am in Vaijapur area of the expressway in the district, located nearly 350 km from Mumbai, he said.

The bus driver lost control over the wheels. As a result, the bus hit the container from the rear side, the official said.

Twelve passengers were killed. These include five men, six women and a minor girl, he said.

The official said 23 others received injuries and they were admitted to a government hospital. 

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