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Samruddhi Expressway tragedy: Maharashtra transport commissioner requests ARAI to review sleeper coach design

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Rescue staff and others at the site after twenty five bus passengers were charred to death when their vehicle caught fire on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, Saturday.jpg

Rescue staff and others at the site after twenty five bus passengers were charred to death when their vehicle caught fire on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, Saturday

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Department has requested the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) to conduct a thorough review of the design and safety measures implemented in sleeper coach buses.

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The move came after the last week's horrific tragedy on the Samruddhi Expressway where a sleeper coach bus caught fire causing the death of 25 passengers.

"We have requested the ARAI to re-inspect the design of sleeper buses," said Vivek Bhimanwar, transport commissioner of Maharashtra.

ARAI, which is a premier vehicle testing and certification agency notified by the Government of India, had prepared the Automotive Industry Standards for sleeper coach buses.

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