According to reports, the bus hit a pole on the expressway, overturned, and the diesel tank caught fire.

[2][3][5][6] The investigation of the accident determined that the bus driver, Danish Shaikh, was drunk.

According to a chemical analysis report, the percentage of alcohol found in the blood sample of the driver was 0.30%.

[4] After the accident, the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Department asked the Automotive Research Association of India to review the design and safety measures implemented in sleeper coach buses.

Due to the fire, the bodies were unidentifiable and authorities decided to conduct DNA tests to determine the identity of the victims.