At least 6 people died and 21 were injured when two luxury travel buses collided on the National Highway 6 in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district on Saturday morning, police said.
The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Saturday. One of the buses was carrying pilgrims from the Amarnath Yatra to Hingoli, while the other vehicle was on its way from Nagpur to Nashik, police said.
“The injured may be discharged from the hospital today. We are in the process of registering a first information report (FIR),” a police official said.
Police and officials hurried to the scene after getting the information and transported the injured to the hospital. This route’s traffic was impacted, and vehicular mobility was hampered.
The 21 people who were injured have been admitted to the district government hospital in Buldhana for treatment, they added.
A sum of Rs. 5 Lakhs was announced as compensation for the bus victim’s families.
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