40 Passengers Escape as Bus Catches Fire on Yamuna Expressway
Mathura: Forty passengers had a narrow escape after a bus travelling on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district caught fire early Saturday.
The blaze broke out around 1.38am near the Raya Cut bridge when the Khajuraho Travels bus was on its way from Delhi’s Kashmiri Gate to Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh.
Police reached the spot after receiving information and alerted the fire brigade. The fire was brought under control after nearly 90 minutes of firefighting.
The bus was completely gutted, while passengers’ belongings were also destroyed. A short circuit is suspected to have triggered the fire, though the cause is yet to be confirmed. All 40 passengers were evacuated safely and no casualties were reported.
