Etawah/Uttar Pradesh, September 8:- A sleeper bus of Bundelkhand Travels travelling from Delhi to Rath suddenly caught fire in the Friends Colony police station area on Monday morning. As soon as the bus caught fire, panic broke out among the passengers. Around 40 passengers jumped out of the bus to save their lives. No passenger was reported injured or killed in the accident.
The incident is reported to have taken place in the Friends Colony area, in front of Siya Devi Memorial Hospital. The fire was so intense that within moments the entire bus was engulfed in flames. The passengers somehow managed to get out of the bus and save their lives. During the incident, passengers’ belongings worth lakhs of rupees, jewellery, essential documents and other items were completely destroyed in the fire.
As soon as information about the incident was received, several fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and brought the fire under control after considerable effort. By the time the fire was extinguished, the bus had been completely damaged. After the accident, an atmosphere of panic and chaos continued at the spot for quite some time.