Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Two Women Dead, 31 Injured in Nashik Bus-Truck Crash
A bus carrying 50 people crashed into a truck in Maharashtra.
The accident happened on Wednesday morning.
Two older women on the bus died.
Thirty-one other passengers were hurt, and some were seriously injured.
The bus was traveling from Malegaon to Pachora.
The crash took place near Bodhe Phata.
Police said the bus may have been trying to pass another vehicle.
The truck overturned and the bus was badly damaged.
Police have registered a case and are investigating.
Two elderly women were killed and 31 passengers injured when a state transport bus collided with a truck in Nashik district.
The bus was carrying 50 passengers from Malegaon to Pachora when the crash occurred.
The collision happened around 9:45 a.m. near Bodhe Phata on the Chalisgaon-Malegaon Road.
Police said the bus driver apparently tried to overtake another vehicle before the crash.
The deceased were identified as Irshad Sheikh Ramzan, 60, and Sakhubai Piran Mali, 79, both from Jalgaon.
- Who
- A state transport bus carrying 50 passengers and a truck were involved; two elderly women died and 31 passengers were injured.
- What
- The bus collided with the truck, causing two deaths and 31 injuries.
- When
- Wednesday morning, around 9:45 a.m.; the report is dated August 19.
- Where
- Near Bodhe Phata on the Chalisgaon-Malegaon Road in Malegaon taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Police said the accident apparently occurred when the bus driver tried to overtake another vehicle.
- Deaths
- Two elderly women
- Injured
- 31 people, some seriously
- Bus passengers
- 50
- Route
- Malegaon to Pachora
- Crash time
- Around 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday
- Location
- Near Bodhe Phata, Chalisgaon-Malegaon Road
- Police action
- A case was registered with Malegaon Taluka police station