Nashik Road Accident: Bus Carrying Shirdi Saibaba Devotees Collides With Truck Near Patharde; 10 Killed and Five Injured (Watch Video)
Nashik, January 13: At least 10 persons were killed and five injured when a speeding private luxury bus carrying Shirdi Saibaba devotees crashed into a truck near Patharde in Maharashtra’s Nashik on Friday, police said.
The accident took place around 7 a.m. when the bus from Ambernath in Thane was heading to the temple town of Shirdi in Ahmednagar district. Nashik Road Accident: Bus Carrying Pilgrims to Shirdi Collides With Truck Near Sinnar, 10 Including 7 Women Killed (Watch Videos).
Nashik Road Accident:
10 Pilgrims killed as Luxury Bus rams into bus on #Nashik Sinnar Highway. Passenger were going to #Shirdi. 40 others injured. pic.twitter.com/7OuTbcQ4ii
— Manoj Khandekar (@manojkhandekar) January 13, 2023
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed grief over the tragedy and announced a compensation of Rs 5-lakh to the kin of all the deceased and free medical treatment for all the injured victims.
Shinde also ordered a probe into the accident, the causes and related aspects, said an official. Jharkhand Road Accident: Pickup Van Carrying 20 Passengers Overturns in Seraikela-Kharswan District; Three Killed and Several Injured.
Among those who perished in the accident are at least six women, a man and the rest are children. The injured victims have been admitted to the Sinnar Rural Hospital and some serious ones have been rushed to Pune hospitals.
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