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ST Bus Accident: Brakes Fail, Excavator Smashes Through Windshield, 29 Injured
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News18•29-09-2026, 11:06
ST Bus Accident: Brakes Fail, Excavator Smashes Through Windshield, 29 Injured
- •A horrific accident occurred involving an ST bus traveling from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to Jalgaon near Mukhapath Phata in Sillod taluka.
- •The speeding ST bus rear-ended a trailer carrying an excavator machine, reportedly due to brake failure.
- •The excavator's iron part broke through the bus's front windshield and entered inside, injuring 29 passengers.
- •Local villagers and Ajintha police immediately responded, admitting the injured to Sillod rural hospital.
- •Eight critically injured passengers were shifted to a hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for further treatment.
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The accident occurred because the driver lost control of the speeding State Transport bus after its brakes suddenly failed, causing it to rear-end a trailer carrying an excavator machine.
A total of 29 passengers inside the ST bus sustained injuries in the horrific crash. Among them, 8 critical passengers were transferred to a hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar for specialized medical care.
The collision caused long vehicle queues and completely halted traffic on both sides of the highway for about two hours. A team from the Ajintha Police Station cleared the damaged vehicles and restored smooth traffic flow after two hours of strenuous effort.
