Survivor of Maharashtra bus accident recollects horror; says escaped by breaking window of burning automobile

By PTI

BULDHANA: One of the survivors of the ill-fated bus that caught fireplace and led to the dying of 25 passengers in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Saturday, mentioned he and some others managed to come back out of the burning automobile by breaking its rear window.

“A tyre of the bus burst and the vehicle caught fire immediately. The blaze spread in no time,” the survivor mentioned. “The passenger seated next to me and I managed to escape by breaking the rear window,” he mentioned. “But not everyone could do it,” he mentioned.

According to the survivor, quickly after the accident groups of police and fireplace brigade reached the location shortly. 

Meanwhile, a neighborhood resident mentioned 4 to 5 passengers managed to flee by breaking one window of the bus. “But not everyone could do it,” he mentioned. The locals additionally claimed that the individuals, who managed to flee, sought assist from the opposite autos, which had been approaching the freeway, however no one stopped.

 “Many accidents take place on this route at Pimpalkhuta. We were called for help and when we went there, we saw the horrible situation. The tyres had fallen apart,” the native resident mentioned. “People inside were trying to break the windows. We saw people getting burnt alive. The fire was so intense that we could not do anything. We were in tears,” the native resident mentioned. Police mentioned that the eight survivors of the bus tragedy have been rushed to a close-by hospital.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Visuals from Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Buldhana the place 26 individuals died and eight others had been injured after a bus travelling from Nagpur to Pune met with an accident. pic.twitter.com/3JTRLzKuZH

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Twenty-five individuals, together with three youngsters, died after a bus travelling from Maharashtra’s Yavatmal to Pune caught fireplace in Buldhana on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway, round 2 am on Saturday, officers mentioned. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has condoled the tragic accident and has introduced a solatium of Rs 5 lakhs every for the kin of the deceased.

BULDHANA: One of the survivors of the ill-fated bus that caught fireplace and led to the dying of 25 passengers in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Saturday, mentioned he and some others managed to come back out of the burning automobile by breaking its rear window.

“A tyre of the bus burst and the vehicle caught fire immediately. The blaze spread in no time,” the survivor mentioned. “The passenger seated next to me and I managed to escape by breaking the rear window,” he mentioned. “But not everyone could do it,” he mentioned.

According to the survivor, quickly after the accident groups of police and fireplace brigade reached the location shortly. googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Meanwhile, a neighborhood resident mentioned 4 to 5 passengers managed to flee by breaking one window of the bus. “But not everyone could do it,” he mentioned. The locals additionally claimed that the individuals, who managed to flee, sought assist from the opposite autos, which had been approaching the freeway, however no one stopped.

 “Many accidents take place on this route at Pimpalkhuta. We were called for help and when we went there, we saw the horrible situation. The tyres had fallen apart,” the native resident mentioned. “People inside were trying to break the windows. We saw people getting burnt alive. The fire was so intense that we could not do anything. We were in tears,” the native resident mentioned. Police mentioned that the eight survivors of the bus tragedy have been rushed to a close-by hospital.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Visuals from Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Buldhana the place 26 individuals died and eight others had been injured after a bus travelling from Nagpur to Pune met with an accident. pic.twitter.com/3JTRLzKuZH
— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2023
Twenty-five individuals, together with three youngsters, died after a bus travelling from Maharashtra’s Yavatmal to Pune caught fireplace in Buldhana on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway, round 2 am on Saturday, officers mentioned. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has condoled the tragic accident and has introduced a solatium of Rs 5 lakhs every for the kin of the deceased.