According to the highway police, the incident occurred at around 2:30 am. One bus owned by Shree Balaji Tirth Yatra company, Hingoli (MH-08-9458), was returning to Hingoli, while the travel bus of Royal Company (MH-27-BX-4566) was traveling towards Nashik from Nagpur. One of the buses was attempting to overtake a truck but ended up colliding with the other bus in front. Pic/Highway Police

Maharashtra has been witnessing scores of accidents, leading to the deaths of many even this year. The rise of accidents has become a major concern questioning road safety and security of commoners. Pic/Highway Police

In the accident, 25 to 30 persons were injured and were rushed to Buldana District Hospital. Five passengers were declared dead on arrival by doctors, while two succumbed to injuries during treatment. Representational pic

Earlier on July 1, in a separate accident, a bus traveling from Yavatmal to Pune caught fire on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Mahamarg Expressway. The incident claimed the lives of 25 people, while eight others sustained injuries and were receiving treatment at a hospital in Buldhana. The bus, operated by Vidarbha Travels, was carrying a total of 33 passengers. The driver of the bus survived and was taken into custody by the police for questioning. Representational pic

In another accident on June 30, six pilgrims returning to Karnataka after visiting temple towns of Pandharpur and Akkalkot were killed, and 11 injured when their passenger vehicle collided with a cement mixer truck in southern Maharashtra's Solapur district, police had said. The deceased included five women and a boy. Representational pic