Fatal Bus Accident on Mumbai-Agra Highway Claims Six Lives in Dhule
Six die in accident on Mumbai-Agra NH in Dhule
Hindustan Times
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A tragic accident on the Mumbai-Agra national highway in Dhule district, Maharashtra, resulted in six fatalities and 28 injuries when a bus collided with a truck. The incident occurred early Monday morning due to a prior collision involving a dumper.
- 01The accident occurred around 2:30 AM when a private passenger bus rear-ended a truck on the Mumbai-Agra highway.
- 02Six individuals lost their lives, including three bus drivers, a bus cleaner, a passenger, and a toll plaza worker.
- 03The initial collision involved a sand-laden dumper traveling in the wrong lane, which struck the truck head-on.
- 0428 people were injured, with 25 discharged from the hospital and three remaining for further treatment, including one with head injuries.
- 05The police are investigating the identities of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding the accident.
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In a devastating accident on the Mumbai-Agra national highway in Dhule district, Maharashtra, six people died and 28 others were injured early Monday morning. The incident occurred around 2:30 AM when a private passenger bus, traveling from Mumbai to Indore, collided with a truck that had been stranded after a previous head-on collision with a sand-laden dumper. The dumper was reportedly traveling in the wrong lane when it struck the truck. Among the deceased are three bus drivers, a bus cleaner, a passenger, and a toll plaza worker who was assisting at the scene. Local police, led by Inspector Shilpa Patil, are working to confirm the identities of the deceased. The injured were transported to Dhule Government Medical College Hospital, where 25 have since been discharged. The remaining three, including a young woman named Muskan Khan, are receiving ongoing treatment. Family members of the injured are traveling to Dhule from Bhopal following the incident.
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The accident has raised concerns about road safety on the busy Mumbai-Agra national highway, particularly regarding the enforcement of traffic rules.
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