<p>In a shocking incident, at least 13 persons were killed and 28 others were injured after a bus carrying them fell into a gorge in the Raigad district along the old Mumbai-Pune Highway on Saturday. </p>.<p>The bus was carrying young male and female members of a traditional music troupe - and at least five of those who died are minors and majority of them in their teens or twenties. </p>.<p>They had been to Pune and were returning to Mumbai when the incident took place in the Bor Ghat-section at around 0450 hrs, reports reaching here said. </p>.<p>The bus landed in a 300-400 feet deep gorge.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/punjab-accident-truck-runs-over-pilgrims-seven-killed-20-injured-1209122.html" target="_blank">Punjab accident: Truck runs over pilgrims, seven killed, 20 injured</a></strong></p>.<p>The occupants of the bus were mainly residents of Mumbai and the larger Mumbai metropolitan region. There were 42 occupants in the bus.</p>.<p>The bus was carrying members of Baji Prabhu Vaadak Group and Satish Dhuma Dholtasha Pathak.</p>.<p>They had been to Pune for an event in Pimpri Chinchwad, the sister city of Pune, from where they started their return journey at 0100 hrs.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the kin of each deceased and that the government would take care of the medical expenses of the injured. </p>.<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to review the situation. </p>.<p>Shinde visited the spot and later the hospitals and spoke to patients. “Its an extremely shocking incident,” said Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio. </p>.<p>As the news of the incident came in, teams of the local police and volunteers of Yashwanti Hikers' group from Khopoli rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation and took the injured people to the local hospitals. </p>.<p>The injured were admitted to three different hospitals including the Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) Hospital at Kamothe in Navi Mumbai</p>.<p>Raigad Superintendent of Police Somnath Gharge said that majority of those travelling in the bus were from Sion and Goregaon in Mumbai and Virar in neighbouring Palghar district. </p>.<p>The government has ordered a probe into the incident. </p>.<p>Some locals complained about the absence of railings and this aspect too would be part of the investigations.</p>
<p>In a shocking incident, at least 13 persons were killed and 28 others were injured after a bus carrying them fell into a gorge in the Raigad district along the old Mumbai-Pune Highway on Saturday. </p>.<p>The bus was carrying young male and female members of a traditional music troupe - and at least five of those who died are minors and majority of them in their teens or twenties. </p>.<p>They had been to Pune and were returning to Mumbai when the incident took place in the Bor Ghat-section at around 0450 hrs, reports reaching here said. </p>.<p>The bus landed in a 300-400 feet deep gorge.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/punjab-accident-truck-runs-over-pilgrims-seven-killed-20-injured-1209122.html" target="_blank">Punjab accident: Truck runs over pilgrims, seven killed, 20 injured</a></strong></p>.<p>The occupants of the bus were mainly residents of Mumbai and the larger Mumbai metropolitan region. There were 42 occupants in the bus.</p>.<p>The bus was carrying members of Baji Prabhu Vaadak Group and Satish Dhuma Dholtasha Pathak.</p>.<p>They had been to Pune for an event in Pimpri Chinchwad, the sister city of Pune, from where they started their return journey at 0100 hrs.</p>.<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the kin of each deceased and that the government would take care of the medical expenses of the injured. </p>.<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to review the situation. </p>.<p>Shinde visited the spot and later the hospitals and spoke to patients. “Its an extremely shocking incident,” said Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio. </p>.<p>As the news of the incident came in, teams of the local police and volunteers of Yashwanti Hikers' group from Khopoli rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation and took the injured people to the local hospitals. </p>.<p>The injured were admitted to three different hospitals including the Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) Hospital at Kamothe in Navi Mumbai</p>.<p>Raigad Superintendent of Police Somnath Gharge said that majority of those travelling in the bus were from Sion and Goregaon in Mumbai and Virar in neighbouring Palghar district. </p>.<p>The government has ordered a probe into the incident. </p>.<p>Some locals complained about the absence of railings and this aspect too would be part of the investigations.</p>
