Sanjay Raut, the leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT), responded to the unfortunate road accident that left twelve dead and approximately seventeen injured by saying that the Bharatiya Janta Party had stolen money from the contractors building Samruddhi Mahamarg in an attempt to destroy the Shiv Sena. Raut said at the press conference, “The government is not accepting responsibility. Samruddhi Mahamarg was not intended for human habitation. However, the government was receiving a commission from the contractors, so it was built for them. Big contractors are the source of the 50-50 crores that were given to Shiv Sena MLAs in an attempt to break up the party. Together, Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Shinde, and the BJP are responsible for the Samruddhi Mahamarg scam. People are dying on that road because of this.
Sanjay Raut further said that the concerned Minister should be asked what was he doing for 6 months and the government should ask for his resignation.
The accident occurred when a tempo collided with a truck on the Aurangabad-Nasik highway, near Vaijapur toll naka at around 1:00 AM.
According to the police, the tempo was carrying a group of pilgrims from Nashik to Baba Teerth pilgrimage site in Aurangabad. The accident occurred when the tempo was returning to Nashik after the darshan.
The police said that the driver of the tempo sustained injuries in the accident. He told the police that the truck was coming from the opposite direction and collided with the tempo head-on.
The injured were rushed to hospitals in Aurangabad and Vaijapur. The condition of some of the injured is said to be critical.
