On Camera, Bus Rams 7 Vehicles On Maharashtra Highway, 2 Dead

A bus on its way from Rajgurunagar in Pune district to Nashik apparently suffered a brake failure and hit four motorcycles and two SUVs.

Two people were charred to death after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus hit seven vehicles in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Thursday morning, police said.

The accident took place near Palse village on Nashik-Pune highway around 11.45 am, said an official.

An MSRTC bus on its way from Rajgurunagar in Pune district to Nashik apparently suffered a brake failure and hit four motorcycles and two SUVs before ramming into another MSRTC bus coming from Sinnar, he said.

"Two motorcyclists got trapped between the two buses and were charred to death as their bikes caught fire. One person received serious injuries. The bus coming from Rajgurunagar also caught fire," the official said.