The accident on Nagpur's Samruddhi Highway occurred at around 3 AM on Wednesday morning.

A bus traveling from Mumbai to Jalna caught fire on the Samruddhi Highway around 3 AM on Wednesday morning. A total of 14 people, including the driver and his assistant, were on board the bus. Due to the fire, the Nagpur lane remained jammed for a few hours. However, the cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained.

Driver saved 12 lives

As soon as driver Hussain Syed saw smoke coming from the bus, he immediately stopped the bus and evacuated all the passengers. Within minutes, the entire bus was engulfed in flames. Upon receiving information, the fire brigade, highway police, and toll plaza personnel reached the spot and brought the fire under control.

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