Bus falls 20 feet off bridge in Maharashtra as driver loses control, one killed

The vehicle was carrying 14 men, nine women and two children when the driver lost control. As a result, it veered off the road and fell off the bridge. While a male passenger died in the accident, another man sustained serious injuries.One killed after bus fell off bridge in Maharashtra (Photo:ITG)Sambhajinagar,Nov 14, 2026 12:18 ISTOne passenger was killed and another seriously injured after a bus carrying 25 passengers fell off a bridge on the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna highway in Maharashtra on Saturday morning. The bus landed nearly 20 feet below the bridge.The vehicle was carrying 14 men, nine women and two children when the driver lost control. As a result, it veered off the road and fell off the bridge. While a male passenger died in the accident, another man sustained serious injuries.What caused the driver to lose control of the bus remains unclear. The circumstances leading up to the accident are yet to be established.Soon after receiving information about the incident, a team from the local police station rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. With the help of the locals, the police personnel broke the vehicle's windows and pulled several passengers out of the bus who were trapped inside. They were sent to nearby hospitals for treatment. The accident also disrupted traffic on the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna highway, as the damaged bus and debris obstructed the road. Police personnel immediately introduced one-way traffic on the stretch and diverted vehicles through alternative routes to prevent congestion and keep traffic moving.The damaged bus was subsequently pulled out of the accident spot with the help of two cranes. After the vehicle was taken out, police personnel stepped in to clear the road. They removed scattered waste, debris and broken pieces of the roadside safety barrier damaged in the accident to restore normal traffic movement. The rescue and clearance operations helped the police restore traffic on the highway.- Ends