At least 25 people died and several others were injured after a bus burst into flames on Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district.

The accident was reported around 2 am on Saturday when it was going from Yavatmal to Pune.

The injured people are being treated at Buldhana Civil Hospital, police said.

“At least 25 people feared dead and several injured after a bus carrying 32 passengers burst into flames on Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway in Buldhana. The injured are being shifted to Buldhana Civil Hospital,” said Baburao Mahamuni, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Buldhana.

As per the police, the bus was carrying a wedding party when it crashed due to the rain.

The diesel tank of the bus burst and caught fire, police added.

(With inputs from agencies)