Yavatmal: Two persons were killed and 19 others injured when a luxury bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Khandala Ghat section near Yeldara diversion under Pusad police jurisdiction on Wednesday morning.
The bus (MH 29-AK- 8222), belonging to Mahalaxmi Travels, was on way to the city from Pune via Pusad when at around 9am the driver lost control over the steering and the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into the gorge. One of the passengers, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, died on the spot.
The bus driver fled from the spot after the accident. Traffic police from Pusad rural led by Sheikh Masood rushed to spot and shifted the injured to sub-district hospital at Pusad.
One Vivek Jadhav (13), a resident of Rahati village in Digras tehsil, succumbed to the injuries while undergoing treatment.