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25 dead after bus crashes and catches fire in western India

25 dead after bus crashes and catches fire in western India | iNFOnews.ca
This photo provided by Maharashtra state Chief Minister's Office shows chief Minister Eknath Shinde, front in white, and Deputy chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visit the site of a bus accident in Buldhana district of Maharashtra state, India, Saturday, July 1, 2023. A tire blowout caused the bus to lose control and crash into a road divider and burst into flames, killing 25 people early Saturday, police told local media. (Maharashtra state Chief Minister's Office via AP)

NEW DELHI (AP) — A tire blowout caused a bus to lose control and crash into a road divider and burst into flames, killing 25 people in western India early Saturday, police told local media.

Police officer Sunil Kadasne told the Press Trust of India news agency that 33 people were on the bus when the crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on a highway in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra state. The eight survivors were taken to a hospital, he said.

The private travel bus was headed to Pune city from Nagpur, another city in the state.

Deadly road accidents are common in India, often due to reckless driving, poorly maintained roads and aging vehicles. More than 110,000 people are killed every year in road accidents across India, according to police.

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