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Eight dead, 21 injured after bus catches fire in Rajasthan

Eight dead, 21 injured after bus catches fire in Rajasthan

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At least eight people were killed and 21 others injured after a sleeper bus collided with a trailer and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district in the early hours of Wednesday. Six victims were reportedly burnt alive inside the bus, while two others succumbed to head injuries sustained in the collision. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Shivshahi bus catches fire on Pune-Mumbai expressway, no casualties | Pune News

Shivshahi bus catches fire on Pune-Mumbai expressway, no casualties | Pune News

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A Shivshahi luxury bus caught fire near the Talegaon toll post on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway on Sunday. No casualties were reported in the incident. The Shivshahi bus of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) was taking passengers from Swargate depot in Pune city to Kalyan when the incident happened. There were 12 passengers in the bus. Around 8.15 am, the rear side of the bus caught fire. A person travelling in a private vehicle coming from behind saw the fire and informed the bus driver. The bus driver immediately stopped the bus and the passengers were evacuated. After receiving information, fire brigade teams of the IRB and Talegaon MIDC fire station reached the spot. “The fire was brought under control in a few minutes. However, the entire bus was damaged. Even though the passengers had stepped out, some of them had left their belongings inside the bus which were gutted,” said D P Dorugade, fire officer of Talegaon MIDC fire station.The reason behind fire was yet to ascertained and the fire officer said that …

Fire breaks out in Navi Mumbai bus, close shave for 22 passengers | Latest News India

Fire breaks out in Navi Mumbai bus, close shave for 22 passengers | Latest News India

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Passengers onboard a civic transport service bus had a narrow escape when it caught fire in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai township on Thursday morning, police said. On Thursday morning, passengers on a civic transport service bus narrowly avoided death when it caught fire in the Navi Mumbai district in Maharashtra.(AP/Rafiq Maqbool/representative) All the 22 passengers were evacuated safely and no one was injured, they said. The incident led to a traffic jam in the area for some time. The bus belonging to the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) caught fire at Runwal Chowk in Manpada limits on Kalyan-Shilphata Road at around 10.30 am, the police said. After being alerted, the driver promptly stopped the vehicle and urged passengers to disembark. He then jumped out to safety, a police official said. Also read: Mumbai court orders release of ED official held in bribery case, finds his arrest illegal The police quickly stopped traffic on both sides of the road to prevent any eventuality. Police personnel, with the help of a water tanker, extinguished the fire within 30 …

9 killed, 13 injured as bus carrying pilgrims catches fire in Haryana’s Nuh

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Gurugram: At least nine people were killed and over a dozen injured after the bus they were travelling in caught fire in Haryana’s Kundali-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway on Friday night, said police. The bus caught fire on the Kundali-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway (Twitter Photo) Police said that the bus was carrying approximately 60 pilgrims from Punjab and Chandigarh, who had visited Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh in the past week and were on their way to Chandigarh when the incident took place.  Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! The bus caught fire near the Dhulawat toll plaza around 2.30am, said police, adding they are trying to ascertain the reason behind the fire. Nuh superintendent of police (SP) Narender Bijarniya said that police teams and firefighters had reached the spot within a few minutes of the incidents.  The SP said that with the help of locals, the police team doused the fire and brought it under control within an hour.  The rescued people were taken …

8 killed, several injured as bus catches fire on KMP expressway near Haryana’s Nuh | Latest News India

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Eight people were killed and several others have been injured after a bus they were travelling in caught fire on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway near Haryana’s Nuh district on Friday night. 8 killed as bus catches fire on expressway near Haryana’s Nuh (PTI) According to officials, the injured people have been brought to the Nuh medical college for treatment, reported ANI. Unlock exclusive access to the latest news on India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Download Now! Reportedly, the bus was carrying devotees who were returning from Vrindavan. Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed expressed grief over the incident and said that several people, including the elderly, women, and children, have been injured in the incident. Further details are awaited. A video posted by news agency PTI shows the charred bus on the expressway. Several people and ambulances can also be seen at the incident spot. In a similar incident, six people, including an eight-year-old girl, were charred to death, and 13 others were injured when a private bus they were travelling in …