Shiv Sena (UBT) Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut on Saturday expressed ‘grief’ over the accident on the Samruddhi-Mahamarg Expressway in Maharashtra’s Buldhana by which 25 passengers of a non-public bus died after the car caught hearth and termed it “extremely disheartening”.
“The accident that took place today on Samruddhi highway is extremely disheartening,” he informed ANI.
Lashing out on the Ekath Shinde-led authorities over the “frequent accidents” on this street, Raut stated, “Several accidents are taking place on this road but the government is not paying heed to it”
The accident came about at round 1:30 am on Saturday on the Samruddhi-Mahamarg Expressway in Maharashtra’s Buldhana.
“The bus was travelling from Nagpur to Pune when it met with an accident at round 1:30 am. The driver stated that the accident came about after a tyre burst, resulting in flames within the bus. Later the diesel tank of the car caught hearth.
There are three kids amongst those that died and the remaining are adults. The actual motive for the accident has not but been ascertained,” Buldhana Superintendant of Police (SP) Sunil Kadasane told reporters.
According to police, a complete of 33 individuals had been travelling within the bus which was on its option to Pune. The bus proprietor, Virendra Darna, additionally stated that the tyre burst precipitated the accident.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ekath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited the accident website and met the injured on the Buldhana Civil Hospital.
Fadnavis dominated out street development on the Samruddhi-Mahamarg Expressway as the reason for the accident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the subsequent of kin of those that died within the bus accident and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah additionally expressed his grief over the accident and known as it “heartbreaking”.
