Two private buses crashed early Saturday morning in the Buldhana region of Maharashtra, resulting in the deaths of six people, including two ladies, and the injuries of twenty-one more, according to a police officer.
He said the incident happened on a flyover in Malkapur town at about 2:30 in the morning. The government bus was reportedly headed to Hingoli from Amarnath Yatra, while the private bus was going to Nashik.
The Nashik-bound bus sped up to pass the truck in front of it.
According to him, the two buses collided because the driver of the Nashik-bound bus was trying to pass a vehicle by driving in front of it.
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The official stated that five people were killed, including two ladies, and twenty were injured.
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#बुलढाणा– मलकापूर शहरातील राष्ट्रीय महामार्ग क्र.6 वर आज पहाटे दोन खासगी ट्रॅव्हल्सची समोरासमोर धडक बसून भीषण अपघात झाला. यात 6 प्रवाशांचा मृत्यू झाल्याची प्राथामिक माहिती आहे. तर 25 ते 30 प्रवासी जखमी झाले आहेत. घटनास्थळी बचावकार्य सुरू असुन मृतांचा आकडा वाढण्याची शक्यता आहे. pic.twitter.com/9MYMLnDhaM
— AIR News Pune (@airnews_pune) July 29, 2023
Maharashtra | Six passengers dead, 21 injured in collision between two buses in Buldana early morning today pic.twitter.com/oDj2I6Mc19
— ANI (@ANI) July 29, 2023
The incident was responded to by senior district police authorities, who rushed the injured to a local hospital. He also noted that the accident slowed down traffic for a while incident is being investigated.