The bus was heading for Shirdi
Mumbai: On Friday morning, 13 January 2023, at least ten persons were killed and several injured after a speeding bus collided with a truck in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police officials said.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed grief over the loss of life and ordered an immediate inquiry into the accident.
The private luxury bus which had started from Ambernath in Thane district was heading for the temple town of Shirdi in Ahmednagar district, officials said.
The incident took place around 6.30 am in the morning near Pathare Shivar in Nashik's Sinnar tehsil, around 180 km from Mumbai, officials said.
As per preliminary reports, the deceased included seven women, two young boys and a man.
The death count may increase as the condition of some of the injured was said to be extremely critical, officials said.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde expressed grief over the painful incident and announced a financial help of Rs. 5 lakh each for the family members of those who died. The government will bear the expenses of the treatment of the injured persons, a statement from his office said.
Mr. Shinde spoke to the Nashik divisional commissioner and asked him to shift the injured immediately to Nashik and Shirdi for better treatment and also asked to conduct an inquiry into the causes of the accident, it added.
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