CM Shinde visited the spot of the accident at Nandur Naka on the Nashik-Aurangabad highway and later the district civil hospital, where most of the injured persons were admitted. He also interacted with the kin of the injured and the deceased persons
For Anita Chaudhari and her daughter, it was a narrow escape as they managed to wake up and run out of the burning bus in the nick of time, while several of their co-passengers were not as lucky when the vehicle caught fire
An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each of the deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000, PMO tweeted. Gujarat CM also announced monetary aid of Rs 5 lakhs each to the next of kin of those who died in the accident
Nashik, Oct. 8 (PTI): Twelve passengers, including a two-year-old child, were killed and 43 others injured as a private bus travelling to Mumbai caught fire after hitting a trailer truck in Nashik city of Maharashtra early on Saturday, police officials said. The accident took place at Nandur Naka on Nashik-Aurangabad highway around 5.15 am when the sleeper bus was coming from Yavatmal in eastern Maharashtra, they said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the bus tragedy and announced an ex-gratia of INR 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased and INR 50,000 each for the injured. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a financial assistance of INR 5 lakh to the families of the dead and said the medical expenses of the injured would be borne by the state government. The CM visited the spot and the District Civil Hospital, where most of the patients were admitted. He said a detailed inquiry into the accident will be carried out. “A luxury bus t