After Samruddhi Expressway Accident Kills 25, Maha CM Shinde Takes Stock Of Situation — IN PICS

The passenger bus in flames after it overturned, on the Samruddhi Expressway, in Buldhana district, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (Source: PTI)

Rescue workers near the passenger bus which met with an accident and caught fire killing 25 passengers on the Samruddhi Expressway. (Source: PTI)

A total of 33 people were on board the private sleeper coach bus when it was going to Pune from Nagpur. (Source: PTI)

The accident occurred at 1:30 am in which 25 persons were charred to death after the bus caught fire. Eight others, including the driver and the cleaner of the bus, survived as they managed to come out of the broken window. (Source: PTI)

Police and rescue teams at the site after on the Samruddhi Expressway, in Buldhana district, Saturday, July 1, 2023. (Source: PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited the site where the passenger bus met with an accident. (Source: PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis interacted with the police personnel, district administration officials, and local residents who apprised them of the sequence of the tragedy.(Source: PTI)

Relief work continues, a bulldozer is in use to remove the bus from the highway. Experts would be consulted before putting in place measures to prevent accidents, CM Shinde said. (Source: PTI)