Pune: 25 Injured as Two MSRTC Buses Carrying Sahyadri College Students Collide Near Manchar
Pune, 12th December 2025: A study tour trip turned chaotic after two MSRTC buses carrying Sahyadri College students crashed into each other on the Pune–Nashik highway near Eklahare village in Ambegaon taluka. The collision left 25 people injured, including 20 students and five teachers.
Police said the incident occurred when the first bus from the Akole depot slowed down at a speed breaker. The second bus, travelling behind at a high speed, failed to halt in time and crashed into it. The force of the impact shattered the windshield of the second bus and jolted many sleeping students awake, causing panic inside the vehicle.
Local residents and staff from nearby establishments immediately rushed to assist, helping pull out injured passengers and arranging vehicles to take them to a private hospital in Manchar. Senior Police Inspector Shrikant Kankal confirmed that although several students and teachers suffered significant injuries, all were reported to be in stable condition.
The injured students include Ajay Pawar (18), Pranav Pardeshi (16), Anushka Korde (16), Sarthak Argade (17), Sanjana Kacheriya (17), Ankita Dighe (17), Ganraj Bangar (16), Pooja Musale (16), Divya Argade (16), Bhakti Chitale (16), Shweta Suryavanshi (16), Ishwari Kokane (16), Shweta Abhang (17), Ishwari Karpe (16), Varsha Rathod (18), Preeti Kharat (16), Punam Shinde (16), Pranshu Tiwari (16), Rahul Talpe (16), and Samadhan Kandalkar.
The injured faculty members are Bharati Dalvi (57), Rupali Supekar (49), Ganesh Gunjal (53), Santosh Thorat (43), and Ganpat Jondhale (54).
Rescue operations were managed by Manchar bus station traffic controller Mohammad Sayyed and ambulance driver Amit Kate. Local leaders, including Suhas Bankhele, Arvind and Pooja Walse Patil, and Rahul Bankhele, visited the hospital to support the injured. Aides of former minister Dilip Walse Patil coordinated with medical staff to ensure proper treatment.
The MSRTC provided immediate financial assistance of ₹1,000 to each injured person, amounting to Rs 25,000. “All passengers are stable, and two buses from the Manchar depot have been arranged to take them back to Sangamner,” said Depot Manager Vasant Argade.
Police are examining whether speeding or driver negligence triggered the collision.
