At least 12 people have died in a bus accident in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, formerly known as Aurangabad. The accident reportedly took place around midnight on Sunday when a mini bus hit a container on Samruddhi Expressway.
There were 35 passengers travelling by the private bus, news agency PTI quoted an official as saying.
The accident took place at around 12.30 am in Vaijapur area of the expressway in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, when the bus was returning from Buldhana Sailani Baba Dargah to Nashik.
The official said that the bus driver lost control over the wheels, as a result of which the bus hit the container from rear side.
Twelve passengers were killed, among whom five were men, six women and one was a minor girl.
The official said 23 others received injuries and they were admitted to a government hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) and Rs 50,000 for each injured person.
Pained by the loss of lives due to an accident in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones. I wish the injured a speedy recovery. An ex-grata of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured…— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 15, 2023
“Pained by the loss of lives due to an accident in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones. I wish the injured a speedy recovery. An ex-grata of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000,” PMO tweeted.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also announced Rs 5 lakhs ex gratia to the families of the victims. CMO said the expense of treating the injured will be borne by the government.
Comments
0 comment