25 dead after bus catches fire in India

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 01, 2023 3:47 pm

MUMBAI: At least 25 people were killed and eight others injured after a bus caught fire overnight on an expressway in western India on Saturday, police said.

The bus was travelling to the city of Pune when it hit a pole and overturned after midnight, causing its diesel tank to catch fire, senior police officer Baburao Mahamuni told AFP.

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