US EditionA Passenger Bus in Northern India Catches Fire and Burns at Least 20 People to Death
- A private air-conditioned sleeper bus carrying 57 passengers caught fire near Thaiyat village on the Jaisalmer–Jodhpur Highway on Tuesday afternoon and was later found completely charred.
- Flames erupted from the rear of the bus near the War Museum about Twenty kilometres from Jaisalmer, and the fire broke out around 3:30 p.m.; a short circuit is suspected though the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.
- Officials said `Nineteen passengers died in the bus and one succumbed to burns on the way to Jodhpur`, while sixteen injured were referred to Jodhpur, including women and children with burns up to 70%.
- Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma flew to Jaisalmer with Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar, cancelled engagements, and instructed officials to provide treatment and assistance.
- A forensic team from Jodhpur was dispatched while the district control room and helpline numbers were set up, with Army personnel and local residents assisting rescue operations.
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At least twenty people have died in a bus fire in India. Footage shows the vehicle parked on the side of the road engulfed in flames.
A serious bus accident occurred in India when a bus caught fire. At least twenty people were killed and several passengers were seriously injured in the fast-spreading fire.
Rajasthan: At least 20 dead after bus catches fire in Jaisalmer
At least 20 persons were killed and 16 others injured after an air-conditioned sleeper bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur in Rajasthan caught fire near the Thaiyat village on Tuesday, ANI reported.Jaisalmer Additional Superintendent of Police Kailash Dhan said that the moving bus had departed from Jaisalmer around 3 pm and suddenly caught fire after smoke emerged from its rear section.There were 57 passengers on board the private bus, The …
The bus accident in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, has shocked the entire nation. Twenty passengers died in the accident, while many others suffered severe burns. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, who arrived at the scene, directed treatment and all possible assistance to the injured. DNA samples are being taken to identify the deceased.
The bus stopped on the side of the road because smoke was coming out of the back of it, before it was engulfed in flames in a very short time.
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