35 injured after bus carrying 'Dev Darshan' devotees collides with truck in Maharashtra's Buldhana

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 18, 2025, 09:38 IST

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In Buldhana, Maharashtra, a bus carrying devotees to Shirdi collided with a parked truck, injuring 35 people, with 10 hospitalized and 3 in critical condition. The devotees, traveling from Andhra Pradesh for 'Dev Darshan', were en route from Nashik to Shirdi when the accident occurred. Police are investigating the incident.

35 injured after bus carrying 'Dev Darshan' devotees collides with truck in Maharashtra's Buldhana

NEW DELHI: A bus carrying devotees from Andhra Pradesh collided with a parked truck in Buldhana, Maharashtra, on Friday, resulting in injuries to 35 people, with 10 requiring hospitalization and three in critical condition. The devotees were traveling from Nashik to Shirdi for 'Dev Darshan'.
Station House Officer Sandeep Kale of Malkapur rural police station confirmed that three people are in critical condition following the accident.

"10 patients have been admitted to Buldhana Civil Hospital. The devotees from Andhra Pradesh who were going to Nashik and Shirdi for Dev Darshan, their bus met with an accident...35 people have been injured," said Doctor Ananta Magar, General Surgeon of the Civil Hospital.
Police officials have launched an investigation into the incident.
In a separate incident on April 16 in Kerala, a bus carrying 42 Lord Ayyappa devotees met with an accident in Kanamala village near Erumeli in Pathanamthitta district. The accident resulted in the death of 40-year-old Maruthi Harihar.

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