A dozen individuals had been killed and practically two dozen had been left injured after a mini-bus hit a truck on (*23*) Expressway in Maharashtra.
At least 12 individuals had been killed and 23 others injured when a rushing mini-bus hit a container truck on (*23*) Expressway in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district within the early hours of Sunday, police stated.
As many as 35 passengers had been travelling by the non-public bus. They had been returning to Nashik after visiting the Sailani Baba dargah in Buldhana district, an official stated.
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the lack of lives within the accident.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a submit on X stated an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) can be given to the subsequent of kin of every deceased and the injured individuals can be given Rs 50,000.
The accident befell shortly after midnight on Sunday in Vaijapur space of the expressway, positioned practically 80 km from the district headquarters and 350 km from state capital Mumbai, as per officers.
The bus driver misplaced management over the wheels. As a end result, the bus hit the stationary container truck from the rear aspect close to Jambargaon toll plaza, police officers stated.
Prima facie, the mini-bus was overloaded. It had the capability to hold 17 individuals, however practically 35 passengers had been travelling on it, an official from Vaijapur police station advised PTI.
Twelve passengers had been killed. The deceased embody 5 males, six girls and a minor woman, inspector Shyamsundar Kavthale from Vaijapur police station stated.
The official stated 23 others acquired accidents they usually had been admitted to hospital. The bus driver was amongst these harm. He acquired a head harm, the official stated.
A management room of the (*23*) Expressway acquired a name in regards to the accident by way of the RTO at 12.07 am. An help group and ambulance reached the situation in a couple of minutes, an official from the (*23*) Expressway management room advised PTI.
The bus driver claimed he noticed the truck in entrance of his automobile instantly earlier than the accident. The truck driver has been detained, he stated.
Some locals alerted the police in regards to the accident.
“The accident took place on the first lane from the crash barrier side where the vehicles are supposed to move at a speed of 80 km per hour. The mini-bus collided with the truck on the first lane from the road shoulder. We had to cut a part of the mini-bus from the driver’s side to bring people out of the vehicle,” an official from the expressway management room stated.
The deceased have been recognized as Tanushri Solse (5), Sangeeta Aswale (40), Panjabi Jagtap (38), Kajal Solse (32), Rajani Tapase (32), Hausabai Shirsat (70), Zumbar Gangurde (58), Amol Gangurde (18), Sarika Gangurde (40), Milind Pagare (50), Deepak Kekane (47), all from Nashik, and Ratan Jamdade (45) from Vaijapur in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, the police stated.
The PMO in a submit on X stated, “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.” The (*23*) Mahamarg, named Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra (*23*) Mahamarg, is a 701-km-long expressway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur.
It traverses 10 districts together with Nagpur, Washim, Wardha, Ahmednagar, Buldhana, Aurangabad, Amravati, Jalna, Nashik and Thane.
The building of the (*23*) Mahamarg is being carried out by the Maharashtra State Road (*12*) Corporation.
The first part, connecting Nagpur to the temple city of Shirdi, was inaugurated by PM Modi in December 2022. It covers a distance of 520 km.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Fadnavis inaugurated the 80-km-long second part of the (*23*) Mahamarg stretch from Bharvir village in Igatpuri taluka to Shirdi on May 26.
Quite a lot of accidents have been witnessed on the expressway because it grew to become operational.
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