Fire broke out in Surat after a massive collision between 2 buses of Maharashtra Corporation, 5 people died, there was chaos on the spot.

Surat MSRTC Bus Accident: At least five people were killed and more than 10 injured when two Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) buses collided near Bardoli town in Gujarat’s Surat district. A bus overturned and caught fire after the accident on National Highway 53 near Uva village in Bardoli taluka, trapping several passengers inside, officials said.

“Both the buses belonged to the Maharashtra State Transport Corporation. At present it is not clear whether the collision was head-on or both the buses were going in the same direction. After the accident, one bus overturned and caught fire,” Bardoli rural police inspector PN Jadeja told the media.

At least five people died on the spot in this accident, while more than 10 people were injured and admitted to the hospital. It is feared that some passengers are trapped inside the burning bus. He said that efforts to extinguish the fire and save people are ongoing. As soon as information about the accident was received, police teams from Surat and neighboring Tapi district reached the spot.

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