People charred to death as bus catches fire on Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway (Photo: ANI) 
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26 people charred to death as bus catches fire on Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway

The incident happened around 2 am on Saturday.

ANI

BULDHANA: Twenty-six people died after a bus travelling from Maharashtra's Yavatmal to Pune caught fire in Buldhana on the Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway. The incident happened around 2 am on Saturday.

"26 bodies are extracted from the bus. A total of 32 people were travelling in the bus. 6-8 people are injured. Injured are being shifted to Buldhana Civil Hospital," said Buldhana Police Deputy SP Baburao Mahamuni.

Further information is awaited.

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