At least eight people were killed and more than 20 sustained after the bus they were traveling in from Vrindavan caught fire on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway near Nuh, Haryana, in the early hours of Saturday.
The people who were injured in the accident were brought to Nuh Medical College and are undergoing treatment. Initially, there was some cracking sound inside the bus, followed by a foul burning smell, a passenger told media. The bus was stopped by a two-wheeler driver after he signalled the bus driver about the fire at the back of the bus.
Later, passengers quickly deboarded the bus. However, the fire grew, and the bus was turned into ashes within minutes, recounted another passenger. The passenger also said that the police came to the accident spot nearly three hours after the fire incident.
“I would say that this is a very painful, sad, and heart-wrenching incident. The devotees were returning from Vrindavan. The bus caught fire and several people including elderly, women, and children got injured…,” Ahmed said while speaking to media.
The fire first came to the notice of a local who later chased the bus and asked the driver to stop immediately. The police and fire department were also informed immediately about the incident. The people injured in the accident are currently undergoing treatment at hospital in Nuh.
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