Only eight people out of the 33 passengers survived the horrific bus accident in Buldhana, Maharashtra on Saturday, where 25 passengers lost their lives.Yogesh Ramdas Gavai, a survivor of the Buldhana accident, narrated how he and a few fellow passengers broke the rear window of the burning vehicle and escaped to safety.“I boarded the Vidarbha Travels bus from Nagpur for Aurangabad. The bus overturned and caught fire immediately after it met with an accident on the Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway. 3 to 4 people broke the window and escaped, and soon after there was a blast in the bus,” he said.Yogesh Ramdas Gavai, a survivor of the Buldhana accident. Source: ANIA resident told that many survivors signalled other vehicles on the highway for help, but no one stopped. “Many accidents take place on this route at Pimpalkhuta. We were called for help and when we went there, we saw the horrible situation. The tyres had fallen apart…The fire was so intense that we could not do anything. We were in tears,” the local resident told PTI.Came to know about the accident after I heard mothers cry: Buldhana victims relativeRelatives of the victims who lost their lives in the bus accident narrated their ordeal. Chitra Dagale, a relative of victim Avanti Pohnekar, said, “Avanti has recently completed her BE, she had left from Wardha yesterday evening to find a job in Pune. I spoke to her when she was leaving her home. This morning when I heard the cry of her mother, then I came to know about this accident.”Anil Jangle, brother of the deceased Sherya Wanjari, said, “Sherya and her friend Radhika Kharse left Wardha for Pune at 7.30 pm yesterday. In the morning we came to know about the accident. Both of them used to work in Pune.”बुलढाणा जिल्ह्यातील पिंपळखुटा येथे झालेल्या भीषण बस अपघातानंतर घटनास्थळाला प्रत्यक्ष भेट देऊन परिस्थितीची पाहणी केली.याप्रसंगी जिल्हाधिकारी डॉ. ह. पि. तुम्मोड, पोलीस अधीक्षक सुनील कडासने यांच्यासह इतर अधिकारी उपस्थित होते !#BusAccident #fire #Maharashtra #pimpalkuta #Buldhana pic.twitter.com/eJlJstpfcN— Girish Mahajan (@girishdmahajan) July 1, 2023The survivors, who were admitted to the Deulgaon Raja Rural Hospital, were visited by Buldhana Commissioner Nidhi Pande.Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan also visited the victims and heard their statements.बुलढाणा जिल्ह्यातील सिंदखेडराजा जवळ समृध्दी महामार्गावर खासगी लक्झरी बस अपघातातील जखमी प्रवाशांची देऊळगाव राजा येथील ग्रामीण रुग्णालयात भेट घेऊन विचारपूस केली.#BusAccident #fire #Maharashtra #pimpalkuta #Buldhana pic.twitter.com/ENV9UWixwg— Girish Mahajan (@girishdmahajan) July 1, 2023Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the victims of the tragedy and announced an ex gratia relief of ₹2 lakh for the relatives of deceased victims, and ₹50,000 for those who were injured.An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the bus mishap in Buldhana. Rs. 50,000 would be given to the injured: PM @narendramodi— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 1, 2023
