Two Dead, Several Injured After Bus Catches Fire In Gurugram

According to media reports, at least two people were killed and several others were injured when a bus travelling from Jaipur to Delhi caught fire near Gurugram

The charred bus after it suddenly caught fire en route to Delhi from Jaipur as it reached Gurugram.

Source : PTI Images

At least two people were killed and several others were injured when a passenger bus travelling from Jaipur to Delhi caught fire near Gurugram, news agency ANI reported.

The bus was engulfed in flames, with plumes of smoke rising into the night sky, according to video footage from the scene. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

#WATCH | Haryana | Two people died in the fire in a bus on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway in Gurugram. Fire was later doused.

(Video: Fire Department) pic.twitter.com/CnztdnSS34

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2023

VIDEO | Casualties reported after a Volvo bus caught fire in Gurugram, Haryana earlier today. More details are awaited. pic.twitter.com/pYbKNPktp7

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 8, 2023

According to Fire Department Deputy Director Gulshan Kalra, the incident occurred around 8:30 pm near the Jharsa flyover on the main carriageway connecting Delhi and Jaipur.

"Three fire engines were rushed to the spot after we received information that a sleeper bus with registration number AR 01 K 7707 had caught fire on the carriageway," the officer said in a statement to news agency PTI.

Dr Manav of Gurugram Civil Hospital confirmed that seven injured people are being treated at the facility, according to NDTV. "All injured have suffered 30 to 50 per cent burns but are stable," he said.

After learning about the incident, Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav and Gurgaon Police Commissioner rushed to the scene. 

In a pot on X (formerly Twitter), Gurugram police tweeted: "The victims injured in this accident have been admitted to the hospital. The situation is completely under control".

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— Gurugram Police (@gurgaonpolice) November 8, 2023