The first Quick Response Vehicle stationed at key locations by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) arrived at the accident site in less than eight minutes, an MSRDC officer, who wished to remain anonymous, told mid-day. “But despite all the QRVs having fire extinguishers, the impact of the collision was so severe that the fire could not be brought under control,” 
he added.

According to the official, the MSRDC control room was alerted about the crash at 1.52 am. “Our first QRV reached the spot at 1.58 am, followed by seven more QRV. Even though we arrived quickly, we were unable to do much because the impact of the crash was so severe that despite all the QRVs having fire extinguishers, the fire in the bus couldn’t be contained.”