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Gurugram: At least two people died and 12 others sustained burn injuries after a sleeper bus caught fire at the Delhi-Gurugram expressway, police said.
The incident happened when the bus was crossing the Sector 31 flyover. The bus, carrying an Arunachal Pradesh number, burst into flames at the Delhi-Jaipur expressway in Gurugram causing massive traffic congestion.
After receiving the information about this,the fire brigade, Gurugram Police Commissioner, and other administrative officials reached the spot. Videos from the scene showed the bus engulfed in flames, with black smoke rising into the sky. Fire teams reached the spot and brought the fire under control, Gurugram police said.
Giving information about this incident Fire Department Deputy Director Gulshan Kalra said to media,“Three fire tenders 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 fire was brought under control, two passengers were charred to death. Some other passengers sustained burn injuries.”
Gurugram Police wrote in an X,“As soon as information was received about fire in a bus near Google Company on National Highway-48, Gurugram, Vikas Arora, IPS, the Commissioner of Police, Gurugram including Gurugram Police officials, fire brigade and rescue teams reached the spot and brought the fire under control. The victims injured in this accident have been admitted to the hospital. The situation is completely under control.”
According to reports, more than 40 passengers were present on the bus. Five of the injured were admitted to Medanta Hospital and seven to Civil Hospital, an official said. The cause behind the fire is not clear at the moment. The incident caused a massive traffic jam on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway which was later cleared by the traffic police. The bus had an Andhra Pradesh number and was going to Hamirpur.
