25 killed as bus crash catches fire in India

Baburao Mahamuni, a senior police officer in Maharashtra’s Buldana district, said in a statement that the passenger bus to Pune went out of control in Buldana.

Mahamuni stated that the bus carrying 33 people started to catch fire after crashing into highway barriers.

Explaining that 25 people died in the accident and 8 people were injured, Mahamuni noted that the injured were taken to the hospital for treatment. An investigation into the accident has been launched.

THE GREATEST LOSS OF LIFE IN THE WORLD

More than 110,000 people are killed each year in road accidents caused by neglected roads, old vehicles and careless drivers in India.

According to the report released by the World Bank in 2021, there are 53 traffic accidents every hour and one person dies every 4 minutes in India, which is the country with the highest loss of life from traffic accidents. (AA)