Maharashtra Bus Fire

Two people were charred to death in a fire caused by a collision between a state transport bus and a car in Nashik district of Maharashtra on Sunday, police said.

Pilgrims travelling to Uttarakhand for 'Char Dham Yatra' in a private bus from Maharashtra's Buldhana town had a providential escape when their vehicle suddenly caught fire on Friday here in Madhya Pradesh and was completely gutted, officials said.

Thirty-six passengers aboard a private luxury bus narrowly escaped death when the vehicle burst into flames on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra early Saturday morning.

Nearly 45 passengers travelling in a state transport bus had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire in Maharashtra's Thane city on Sunday morning, an official said.

Nearly 50 passengers travelling in a civic transport bus had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire in Maharashtra's Thane city on Sunday morning, an official said.

The private bus involved in the Samruddhi Expressway accident in Maharashtra killing 25 passengers had been fined for violations.

The Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Department has requested the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) to conduct a thorough review of the design and safety measures implemented in sleeper coach buses.

The private bus which caught fire on the Nagpur-Mumbai 'Samruddhi Expressway' leading to the death of 25 passengers was issued a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate nine hours after the horrific incident, an RTO official said.

A mass cremation was held on Sunday of 24 out of the 25 victims charred to death after a private bus caught fire in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, a senior official said.

As many as 88 people have lost their lives in road accidents in the last six months on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra, including 25 on Saturday as a private bus caught fire after hitting a divider, an official said.

As many as 88 people have lost their lives in road accidents on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra, including 25 on Saturday as a private bus caught fire after hitting the divider, since it was partially thrown open last December, an official said.

Some of the survivors of the ill-fated bus that caught fire and led to the death of 25 passengers in Maharashtra's Buldhana district on Saturday, said they managed to come out of the burning vehicle by breaking its window.

The Maharashtra Police suspect "human error" caused the bus accident on the Samruddhi Expressway in Buldhana district in the early hours of Saturday in which 25 passengers died.

Talking to reporters here, the deputy Chief Minister said that he will accompany Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to the accident site in Buldhana today and will meet with the injured in hospital.

Maharashtra Bus Accident: The freak bus accident that claimed at least 25 lives on an expressway in Maharashtra early this morning was caused by a series of unfortunate events.

Two people were charred to death in a fire caused by a collision between a state transport bus and a car in Nashik district of Maharashtra on Sunday, police said.

Pilgrims travelling to Uttarakhand for 'Char Dham Yatra' in a private bus from Maharashtra's Buldhana town had a providential escape when their vehicle suddenly caught fire on Friday here in Madhya Pradesh and was completely gutted, officials said.

Thirty-six passengers aboard a private luxury bus narrowly escaped death when the vehicle burst into flames on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra early Saturday morning.

Nearly 45 passengers travelling in a state transport bus had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire in Maharashtra's Thane city on Sunday morning, an official said.

Nearly 50 passengers travelling in a civic transport bus had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire in Maharashtra's Thane city on Sunday morning, an official said.

The private bus involved in the Samruddhi Expressway accident in Maharashtra killing 25 passengers had been fined for violations.

The Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Department has requested the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) to conduct a thorough review of the design and safety measures implemented in sleeper coach buses.

The private bus which caught fire on the Nagpur-Mumbai 'Samruddhi Expressway' leading to the death of 25 passengers was issued a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate nine hours after the horrific incident, an RTO official said.

A mass cremation was held on Sunday of 24 out of the 25 victims charred to death after a private bus caught fire in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, a senior official said.

As many as 88 people have lost their lives in road accidents in the last six months on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra, including 25 on Saturday as a private bus caught fire after hitting a divider, an official said.

As many as 88 people have lost their lives in road accidents on Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra, including 25 on Saturday as a private bus caught fire after hitting the divider, since it was partially thrown open last December, an official said.

Some of the survivors of the ill-fated bus that caught fire and led to the death of 25 passengers in Maharashtra's Buldhana district on Saturday, said they managed to come out of the burning vehicle by breaking its window.

The Maharashtra Police suspect "human error" caused the bus accident on the Samruddhi Expressway in Buldhana district in the early hours of Saturday in which 25 passengers died.

Talking to reporters here, the deputy Chief Minister said that he will accompany Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to the accident site in Buldhana today and will meet with the injured in hospital.

Maharashtra Bus Accident: The freak bus accident that claimed at least 25 lives on an expressway in Maharashtra early this morning was caused by a series of unfortunate events.