Raigad Accident: MSRTC Bus Carrying Women to ‘Ladki Bahin’ Event Plunges Into 40-Foot Gorge in Mangaon, Injuries Reported

Raigad, Maharashtra (October 9, 2024): A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) bus carrying women to the 'Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana' event in Morbe, Mangaon taluka, plunged into a 40-foot-deep gorge in Mangaon, Raigad district, on Wednesday around 12:45 p.m. According to reports, at least eight women sustained injuries, and one woman is in critical condition.

Preliminary reports suggest that the accident occurred due to brake failure. A rescue operation was launched to save the passengers trapped inside the bus. The injured women were rushed to a nearby hospital.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole took to the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to condemn the incident, saying that the government's haste to gather a crowd for the program had endangered women's lives.

लाडकी बहीण कार्यक्रमासाठी गर्दी जमवण्याचा सरकारचा अट्टहास महिलांच्या जीवावर बेतण्याची घटना अतिशय गंभीर आहे.

माणगावमध्ये एसटी बसला झालेल्या दुर्दैवी अपघातात जखमी झालेल्या महिलांच्या प्रकृतीत लवकरात लवकर सुधारणा व्हावी अशी मी प्रार्थना करतो. स्थानिक प्रशासन आणि सरकारला माझी… pic.twitter.com/Qci7GY5hii

— Nana Patole (@NANA_PATOLE) October 9, 2024

“I pray for the speedy recovery of the women injured in the unfortunate accident involving the ST bus in Mangaon. I request the local administration and the government to provide immediate necessary treatment to the women,” Patole tweeted.