A State Transport bus collided head-on with a container truck on Wada Manor Road on Wednesday morning. Although the impact of the clash was severe, the passengers in the bus narrowly escaped with injuries.
The accident took place after the bus driver tried to avoid an overtaking biker.
MSRTC bus hit container coming from the opposite direction
A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus plying from Boisar to Wada hit a container coming from the opposite direction head-on at 8.35 am on April 19 at Varale near Wada.
The accident spot is some 4 km away from Wada. Atleast 21 people including drivers of both vehicles and passengers were injured.
The injured were taken to Wada Rural Hospital for treatment. It had rained in the morning for 15 minutes which had made the road slippery.
Luckily the passengers in the bus had a narrow escape in this accident.