11 bus passengers killed, several injured in acid tanker blast

Panaji: At least eleven people, mostly women and children, were burnt to death and several others seriously injured when a bus they were travelling in caught fire, after a tanker carrying acid exploded on the national highway in Pernem taluka of Goa, on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said a truck was also involved in the accident.

A majority of the deceased from the bus included women and children, they said.

The tanker had caught fire due to leakage. It burst into flames just when the bus and the truck were passing by.

Police confirmed that eleven people were killed on the spot, adding the number could go up. The injured have been shifted to the Goa Medical College Hospital Bambolim.

News Source : Samachar