Maharashtra: 11 dead after bus hits truck, catches fire in Nashik

At least 11 persons were killed and 38 others injured as a private bus travelling to Mumbai caught fire after hitting a trailer truck in Nashik city of Maharashtra early on Saturday officials told PTIUPDATE Death toll in bustruck collision incident in Nashik rises to 11 Nashik PoliceMaharashtramdash ANI ANI October 8 2022The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital the Nashik Police saidWe are still trying to ascertain the exact number of deaths with the doctors confirmation Nashik Police saidIn a statement the Chief Ministers office confirmed that 11 people had died in the mishap The government will bear the medical expenses of the wounded the CMO said mieknathshinde mdash CMO Maharashtra CMOMaharashtra October 8 2022Also Read Hand over your drones Nashik police tell peopleChief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deadCM Eknath Shinde has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakhs each to the next of kin of those who died in this unfortunate incident I am also going to the spot to assess the situation said Nashik guardian minister Dada Bhuse as quoted by news agency ANICM has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakhs each to the next of kin of those who died in this unfortunate incident I am also going to the spot to assess the situation Dada Bhuse Guardian Minister of Nashik to ANIMaharashtramdash ANI ANI October 8 2022According to PTI the accident took place at Nandur Naka on NashikAurangabad highway around 515 am when the sleeper bus was coming from Yavatmal in eastern MaharashtraThe private bus a sleeper coach had around 30 passengers It hit the truck at Nandur Naka and caught fire in a few minutes an official told PTIA luxury bus travelling to Mumbai from Yavatmal hit a trailer truck going to Pune at an intersection near Mirchi Hotel on NashikAurangabad highway Soon after ramming into the truck the bus caught fire in which 11 passengers died Nashik Police Commissioner Jayant Naiknavare told PTIThe injured persons were admitted to the District Civil Hospital and another private medical facility in Nashik he saidBefore catching fire the bus also hit a mini cargo van due to which it got overturned the commissioner addedAnother police official told PTI 38 persons were injured in the incidentOn being alerted the police fire brigade and other agencies reached the spot and launched a rescue operation and the fire was doused off However the bus was completely gutted in the incident he saidSome eyewitnesses said the fire was so intense that they could not do anything to save the passengers for some time and had to stand there helplesslyPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the bus tragedy and said exgratia of Rs 2 lakh would be given to the next of kin of each deceased and the injured would be given Rs 50000 eachIn a tweet PM Modi said Anguished by the bus tragedy in Nashik My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones in this mishap May the injured recover at the earliest The local administration is providing all possible assistance to those affectedAn exgratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each of the deceased due to the bus fire in Nashik The injured would be given Rs 50000 he addedWith inputs from ANI and PTI