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25 Dead, 8 Injured As Bus With 33 Passengers Bursts Into Flames In Maha. PM Modi, CM Announce Ex Gratia

At least 25 people died and eight sustained injuries after a bus carrying 33 passengers burst into flames on Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Maharashtra’s Buldhana.

At least 25 people died and eight sustained injuries after a bus carrying 33 passengers burst into flames on Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Maharashtra’s Buldhana, as reported by the news agency ANI on Saturday. According to a police official, the people who have sustained injuries have been shifted to Buldhana Civil Hospital. Buldhana SP Sunil Kadasane said that the driver of the bus, who was among the survivors, said that the bus overturned after a tyre burst which led to flames in the bus, as reported by ANI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to the incident and offered his deepest condolences saying that the local administration is providing all possible assistance to the affected. "Deeply saddened by the devastating bus mishap in Buldhana, Maharashtra. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who lost their lives. May the injured recover soon. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to the affected," PMO said in a tweet.

PM Modi announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next kin of those who lost their lives in the accident. "An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the bus mishap in Buldhana. Rs. 50,000 would be given to the injured," PMO said in another tweet.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed his grief over the tragic bus accident that took place on Saturday in Maharashtra's Buldhana and said quick treatment is being provided to the injured.

"The road accident in Maharashtra's Buldhana district is heartbreaking. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives in this tragic accident. Quick treatment is being provided to the injured by the administration. I pray to God for the speedy recovery of those injured," Shah tweeted in Hindi.

Visuals from Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Buldhana surfaced. 

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