A horrific incident from Nashik caught on camera has left Netizens terrorized after 11 people were burnt to death following a shocking accident earlier this morning.
The bus engulfed in a fire soon after it met an accident with a trailer truck transporting diesel leaving 38 others injured earlier this morning in the Maharashtrian town.
Amol Tambe Nashik’s Deputy Commissioner of Police while briefing on the matter said, "Most of those killed were passengers of the bus - a sleeper coach. The injured have been shifted to the hospital for treatment.”
He added that the department has registered a case and has launched an investigation into the matter to ascertain the exact cause of the fire.
Videos are making rounds on social media showing massive fireballs covering the entire bus as the firefighting personnel makes tedious attempts to dowse the fire.
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In a horrific Road Accident 11 persons were charred to be dead while 20 others sustained burn injuries after a bus hits a lorry and caught fire in Nashik on Aurangabad road in #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/BLopIt87o4#busfire #Roadsafety #BusAccident #FireAccident
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As per locals present on the site the incident took place in the wee hours earlier today prompting police and ambulance to swing into action. People present at the sight said the fire was so intense that they couldn’t do anything to save the passengers inside.
The incident soon caught the national attention prompting leaders to work for the welfare of the victim’s families. PM Narendra Modi led the charge as he announced a financial aid of Rs 2 Lakh to the families of the victims who lost their loved ones in the accident and a separate Rs 50,000 to the injured.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtrian Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a compensation of Rs 5 Lakh to the family of the deceased, besides taking up the medical expenses of those wounded in the accident.
The death count following the incident might shoot up owing to the grave situation of the injured undergoing treatment.