A passenger who survived the bus accident in Maharashtra's Buldhana district said that he and some other passengers saved their lives by breaking the window of the bus. Police said that 25 passengers were charred to death when a passenger bus caught fire on the Samridhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Buldhana district. There were 33 passengers in the bus.

Police said that a private travel bus was going from Nagpur to Pune, on the way near Sindkhedraja in Buldhana district, at around 1.30 am, the bus collided with the divider and caught fire. The person who survived the accident said, “A tire of the bus burst and the vehicle caught fire immediately. The fire spread in no time.

He said, "I and a passenger sitting next to me were able to escape by breaking the rear window." The survivor said that after the accident, police and fire brigade teams immediately reached the spot.

'Sought help from other vehicles on the highway, but no one stopped'
A local resident said that four to five passengers managed to escape by breaking a window of the bus. "But not everyone could do it," he said. "Those who were able to get off the bus later told us that they sought help from other vehicles on the highway, but no one stopped," said a local resident.

A local resident said, “Many accidents happen on this road in Pimpalkhuta. When we went there after crying out for help, we saw a horrifying scene." He said, "The passengers inside were trying to break the windows. We saw people being burnt alive...the fire was so severe that we could not do anything.” A local resident said that if vehicles passing through the highway had stopped to provide help, more passengers' lives could have been saved.