Bus burns down on Mumbai-Pune Expressway, hold up traffic
A social media user has reported scenes of a bus on fire on Mumbai-Pune Expressway late last night or early morning today, i.e. April 27.
A sleeper bus is seen engulfed in flames on the Pune to Mumbai channel of the expressway. An X user has shared the visuals of this fire incident.
Scary scenes – bus on fire – Pune to Mumbai side on the express way. This is closer to Pune. (7.24AM)@Mumbai2PuneEway pic.twitter.com/eUnjQxM90F
— Annkur (@annkur) April 27, 2024
One more video of the fire has surfaced. Check it below
Maharashtra : Bus catches fire at night on Mumbai-Pune Expressway, 35 people have lucky escape pic.twitter.com/p2u9PYLzba
— Bharat Ghandat (@GhandatMangal) April 27, 2024
Another X user has shared an image of a massive traffic jam around the same time. Check the post below.
What exactly are we paying toll for? What are the authorities doing on Mumbai Pune expressway? Is this even an expressway? Joke!@nitin_gadkari @Dev_Fadnavis @mieknathshinde @NHAI_Official#mumbaipuneexpressway #trafficjam pic.twitter.com/jrdMTlLc81
— Siddhanth (Modi Ka Parivar) (@murdeshwarsan) April 27, 2024
As of now, no further details are available. We will keep you updated as and when more details become available. Meanwhile travelers are advised to check the conditions on the expressway on google maps before traveling.