Maharashtra State transport bus catches hearth close to Nashik, second incident in two days

By PTI

NASHIK: In the second such incident in two days, a Shivshahi bus of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) caught hearth on the Nashik-Pune freeway on Wednesday morning, police stated.

Nobody was injured within the incident which occurred round 8 am close to Malwadi Shivar in Sinnar tehsil of Nashik district, stated an official.

Shivshahi is a luxurious AC bus service of the state-run MSRTC.

The bus was on its method to Pune from Nashik when the drivers of passing buses observed smoke popping out from its underbelly and alerted the motive force.

The driver pulled over and requested the 45 passengers on board to get down, the police official stated.

Within minutes, flames engulfed the bus, he added.

A fireplace tender every from Sinnar Nagar Parishad and Sinnar MIDC have been known as in to douse the flames however the bus was utterly gutted, he stated.

Further probe is on.

A day earlier than, 42 passengers of one other Shivshahi bus had had a slim escape after it caught hearth in Pune metropolis.

The incident occurred at round 11.30 am at Shastri Chowk in Yerawada when the bus was on its method to Pune from Yavatmal.

NASHIK: In the second such incident in two days, a Shivshahi bus of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) caught hearth on the Nashik-Pune freeway on Wednesday morning, police stated.

Nobody was injured within the incident which occurred round 8 am close to Malwadi Shivar in Sinnar tehsil of Nashik district, stated an official.

Shivshahi is a luxurious AC bus service of the state-run MSRTC.

The bus was on its method to Pune from Nashik when the drivers of passing buses observed smoke popping out from its underbelly and alerted the motive force.

The driver pulled over and requested the 45 passengers on board to get down, the police official stated.

Within minutes, flames engulfed the bus, he added.

A fireplace tender every from Sinnar Nagar Parishad and Sinnar MIDC have been known as in to douse the flames however the bus was utterly gutted, he stated.

Further probe is on.

A day earlier than, 42 passengers of one other Shivshahi bus had had a slim escape after it caught hearth in Pune metropolis.

The incident occurred at round 11.30 am at Shastri Chowk in Yerawada when the bus was on its method to Pune from Yavatmal.