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Nine Killed in Greater Noida Bus Fire; Father Missing
A bus traveling from Delhi toward Mahoba caught fire late Wednesday night.
It was carrying more than 35 people.
Nine passengers died, and 20 were rescued.
Sarvoday Bharadwaj’s mother was hurt while escaping.
His father, who had difficulty walking because of a leg operation, is still missing.
Sarvoday said the bus company did not give him enough information.
He also said the compensation of Rs 2 lakh would not make up for the loss.
He wants investigators to find out how the fire began and whether the bus exits worked properly.
A Bihar-registered bus carrying more than 35 passengers caught fire late Wednesday night on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida.
Nine passengers were killed and 20 were rescued, while some people remained unaccounted for.
Sarvoday Bharadwaj said his injured mother survived, but his father remains missing after being unable to move quickly because of a leg surgery.
Sarvoday said his mother suffered an eye injury and fractured rib while trying to escape the burning bus.
He criticized the bus agency’s lack of information, questioned the announced Rs 2 lakh compensation, and called for a safety investigation.
- Who
- Passengers on a Bihar-registered bus, including Sarvoday Bharadwaj’s parents, were involved; nine passengers were killed and 20 were rescued.
- What
- A bus caught fire, killing nine people and injuring or displacing other passengers; Sarvoday’s father remains missing and his mother is hospitalized.
- Where
- On the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, involving a bus traveling from Delhi toward Mahoba.
- When
- Late Wednesday night; Sarvoday last spoke with his parents at about 10 p.m. and tried to locate them at 6 a.m.
- Why
- The cause of the fire was not established in the report; Sarvoday called for an investigation into how it started, spread, and whether an exit door was locked.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Nine passengers were killed.
- Rescued
- Twenty passengers were rescued.
- Bus capacity
- The bus was carrying more than 35 people.
- Registration
- The bus was registered in Bihar.
- Location
- The fire occurred on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida.
- Compensation
- Sarvoday referred to announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh.
- Injuries reported
- His mother suffered an eye injury and fractured rib.
Quotes
Sarvoday Bharadwaj
Son of the missing bus passenger and injured passenger
“Accidents keep happening in India: a plane crashes, a train meets with an accident, a bus catches fire. Where is the safety? This must be investigated-how the fire started, how quickly it spread, and whether the exit door was locked”
NDTV
“My mother tried to get out of the bus but fell. People climbed over her in the chaos. She has an injury to her eye and a fractured rib. My father has a rod in his leg. He could not move quickly or get out. He is still missing”
NDTV
Sources
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