Hong Kong CNN —At least 25 people have been killed after a bus carrying a wedding party burst into flames after crashing in India’s western state of Maharashtra on Saturday.
Baburao Mahamuni, Deputy Superintendent of Police in Buldhana, said the incident had taken place on the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway, CNN’s Indian affiliate News 18 reported.
Mahamuni said the injured were being taken to Buldhana Civil Hospital.
“Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed deep grief over the horrific accident of a private bus on the Samruddhi highway near Sindkhedaraja in the Buldhana district,” the tweet read.
It said the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund would provide around $6,000 to the families of each person killed “in this unfortunate incident”.
Persons:
Baburao Mahamuni, Mahamuni, Eknath Shinde
Organizations:
Hong Kong CNN, Civil Hospital, Police, Minister’s
Locations:
Hong Kong, Maharashtra, Buldhana, Yavatmal, Pune, Sindkhedaraja