According to the police, on Friday morning around 50 people from Nashik were going to Shirdi for Sai Baba’s darshan in a luxury bus. As soon as their bus reached near Pathre village, a speeding truck coming from the front hit it.
Bus and truck overturned after the accident
of Maharashtra Nashik-Shirdi Highway But on Friday morning a terrible accident happened. Here, a luxury bus full of passengers and a truck collided head-on near Pathre village. In this accident, 10 people traveling in the bus died on the spot, while more than two dozen people were seriously injured. This accident happened around five in the morning. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot, took out all the injured and the dead from the vehicles and sent them to the hospital. So far the reason for the accident has not been clear.
According to the police, on Friday morning around 50 people from Nashik were going to Shirdi for Sai Baba’s darshan in a luxury bus. As soon as their bus reached near Pathre village, a speeding truck coming from the front hit it. The front part of both the vehicles has been badly damaged in the accident. At the same time, 10 passengers including the driver sitting in front of the bus died on the spot. According to police sources, all the people in the bus and truck were injured. Although the condition of about 18 to 25 people is critical. Those who have been admitted to the hospital.
CM Shinde expressed condolences
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed grief over the accident on the Nashik Shirdi highway. Along with this, he announced an assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased. At the same time, it has been announced to provide proper treatment to all the injured at government expense. As soon as the news of this accident came to the fore, the CM took complete information after talking to the Divisional Commissioner and District Collector of Nashik.
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