Overview
- The crash occurred on Sunday when a speeding car swerved to avoid potholes on a bridge and collided head-on with an MSRTC bus on the Khamgaon–Pandharpur National Highway near Shindewadi Cross Road.
- All five people in the car died at the scene and were identified by police as Omkar Mahadev Giri (24), Gajanan Mahadev Namdas (38), his son Samarth (11), Somnath Bade (23) and Anil Acharya (40).
- Police said CCTV footage shows the car losing control while trying to evade potholes and investigators have registered a case with post‑mortems under way.
- Local residents blocked the highway in protest over poor maintenance and alleged substandard construction on the Majalgaon–Telgaon stretch before senior officials restored traffic several hours later.
- The crash has focused attention on recurring road safety problems in the area and could prompt official inquiries into maintenance standards and future repairs following the ongoing police investigation.