As many as six people died after two private buses collided in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Saturday, July 29, news agency ANI reported. Around 20 others suffered injuries in the accident, which occurred around 2.30am on a flyover in the district's Malkapur town.
Maharashtra | Six passengers dead, 21 injured in collision between two buses in Buldana early morning today pic.twitter.com/oDj2I6Mc19
— ANI (@ANI) July 29, 2023
A police officer told news agency PTI that one of the buses was on its way to Hingoli after the Amarnath Yatra, while the other one was travelling towards Nashik, The latter tried to overtake a truck and ended up coming in front of the Hingoli-bound bus, which resulted in the collision.
Senior district police officers rushed the injured persons to the hospital. The accident disrupted traffic on the road for some time, he added.
With PTI inputs
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