At least 12 people lost their lives and 23 were injured when a minibus hit a container truck early Sunday morning on the Samruddhi expressway in Maharashtra at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. The incident happened when the minibus hit the truck, which was traveling at high speed, according to police. The minibus was carrying around 35 people, who were on their way back to Nashik from visiting a dargah in the nearby area of Buldhana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of life in the accident. In a post on X, PMO said that the next of kin of the deceased will get Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF. Next of kin of the injured will get Rs 50,000 from PMNRF, the PMO said. The accident took place just after midnight on Sunday. The mini-bus was carrying 17 passengers, but there were almost 35 passengers on board, according to police officials. According to officials, the accident took place near the Vaijapur toll plaza on the expressway, which is about 80 km from the District Headquarters and 350 km from Mumbai. The official said that the bus driver lost control over the wheels and the bus crashed into the stationary container truck on the rear side near the toll plaza.
Samruddhi Expressway Crash
12 passengers lost their lives, including 5 men, 6 women, and 1 minor girl, said inspector Shyamsundar Kavthale of Vaijapur Police Station. The official added that 23 others sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. One of the injured passengers was the bus driver, who sustained a head injury. The incident was reported to the control room at 12.07 a.m. The RTO received a call regarding the accident and an assistance team and an ambulance reached the spot in a short time, said the official. The official further added that the bus driver claimed to have seen the truck ahead of his vehicle in a sudden manner before the crash. The driver of the truck has been arrested. Several locals reported the incident to the police.
The incident occurred on the first lane of the expressway, away from the crash barrier, where vehicles are legally permitted to travel at speeds of 80 kilometers per hour. An official from the control room of the expressway reported that a mini-bus had collided with a truck in the first lane, away from the road shoulder, necessitating the extraction of passengers from the vehicle by cutting away a portion of the driver’s side. Stick to our website if you want any further updates.
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