Ch. Sambhajinagar, Jan. 27 -- A major accident was narrowly averted near Jalna on Tuesday after a private travels bus caught fire following a tyre burst on the Jalna-Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar highway in the early hours, with all passengers escaping safely due to the alertness of the driver.
The incident occurred in the Selgaon area when the bus bearing registration number MH 29 AW 4444 was bound for Yavatmal from Pune. According to preliminary information, the rear tyre of the bus burst suddenly while the vehicle was in motion.
Moments after the tyre burst, smoke began billowing from the rear of the bus. Noticing the smoke in the rear-view mirror, the driver, Bhimrao Ghode, immediately pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and alerte...