<p>At least 38 people were injured when a state transport bus overturned while trying to avoid a motorcycle on a highway in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/latur-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Maharashtra's Latur district</strong></a> on Monday, police said, reported the PTI.</p>
<p>The accident occurred on the Nagpur-Ratnagiri Highway near Nandgaon Pati in Chakur tehsil around 2 pm.</p>
<p>Divisional traffic officer Sandip Padwal said that at least 38 passengers on the bus sustained injuries, and six of them are in critical condition.</p>
<p>An official said that the bus was heading to Latur from Ahmedpur area when it swerved to avoid hitting a motorcycle. The bus driver lost control of the wheel, causing the vehicle to overturn.</p>
<p>According to eyewitnesses, the bus was being driven at a high speed, and it skidded some distance before coming to a halt.</p>
<p>Several passengers sustained critical injuries to their limbs and were rushed to hospitals in ambulances and private vehicles, Sandip Padwal said.</p>
<p>The bus was carrying 48 passengers, including women and students who were on their way to appear for <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/ssc-exams-urdu-medium-students-given-wrong-english-paper-at-maharashtras-latur-probe-launched-23492688" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>exams</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Motorcyclist charred to death after crashing into trailer in Thane district</strong></p>
<p>Meanwhile, a 30-year-old man was charred to death after his motorcycle rammed into a trailer parked on the road and caught fire in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday, as per the PTI.</p>
<p>The accident occurred on the Khoni-Usatne road in Thane's Ambernath in the wee hours of Sunday, an official said.</p>
<p>The victim, Rajesh Dinesh Ram, was riding with his friend when he crashed into a trailer parked on the roadside without any indicators, the official from Hill Line police station said, according to the PTI.</p>
<p>He said that the two-wheeler caught <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Mumbai-Fire-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>fire</strong></a> in the impact, charring the victim to death and injuring his friend, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital.</p>
<p>The official said a case was registered under sections 106 (causing death by negligence), 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and other relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and Motor Vehicles (MV) Act against the trailer driver, the news agency reported.</p>
<p>(with PTI inputs)</p><p>
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At least 38 people were injured when a state transport bus overturned while trying to avoid a motorcycle on a highway in Maharashtra`s Latur district on Monday

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The accident occurred on the Nagpur-Ratnagiri Highway near Nandgaon Pati in Chakur tehsil in Latur on Monday, an official said

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