11 dead, 38 injured as bus catches fire in Nashik

At least eleven people were killed and 38 injured after a bus caught fire in Maharashtra’s Nashik early this morning, officials have said.

The bus caught fire on Aurangabad road in Nashik after hitting a trailer truck transporting diesel, they added.

“Most of those killed were passengers of the bus – a sleeper coach. The injured have been shifted to the hospital for treatment,” said Amol Tambe, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nashik.