50 escape unhurt after bus catches fire in UP
Wednesday - May 23, 2018 11:38 am ,
Category : INDIA
Lucknow May 23 (IANS) Fifty passengers escaped unhurt on Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh when a bus they were travelling in rammed into a divider on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway and caught fire police said.
The passengers were caught inside the burning vehicle for a brief period before they broke the glass panes to jump to safety.
Over a dozen passengers were admitted to a medical facility in Agra with minor injuries an official told IANS.
The bus initiating from here was headed to Balaji for a pilgrimage. The driver is suspected to have fallen asleep at the wheel.
The fire and police department carried out the rescue operation.
--IANS md/in
The passengers were caught inside the burning vehicle for a brief period before they broke the glass panes to jump to safety.
Over a dozen passengers were admitted to a medical facility in Agra with minor injuries an official told IANS.
The bus initiating from here was headed to Balaji for a pilgrimage. The driver is suspected to have fallen asleep at the wheel.
The fire and police department carried out the rescue operation.
--IANS md/in
