Archive · 7 Oct 2026
About 40 Escape as Sugam-Linked Bus Burns Near Ujjain
A bus going from Ujjain to Indore caught fire near Ramwas on Tuesday.
About 40 passengers, the driver, and the conductor got out safely.
Smoke made people leave before the bus was engulfed in flames.
Eyewitnesses said a tyre burst before the fire, but officials have not confirmed what caused it.
Fire crews arrived about 45 minutes later and took around 90 minutes to put out the flames.
The bus was badly burned.
Officials also disagree about which service the bus belonged to.
They are checking the details and investigating the incident.
A bus travelling from Ujjain to Indore caught fire around 12:15 p.m. Tuesday in Ramwas, about 15 kilometres from Ujjain.
About 40 passengers, along with the driver and conductor, escaped unharmed after smoke prompted them to leave the bus.
Eyewitnesses said a tyre burst and the bus became unbalanced before the fire began; officials said the cause was unknown and was being investigated.
Four fire tenders arrived nearly 45 minutes after the fire started and took about 90 minutes to extinguish it; the bus was reduced to its chassis.
Officials gave differing descriptions of the bus: some linked it to the new Sugam service, while the RTO called it a Sutra Seva bus.
- Who
- About 40 passengers, the driver and the conductor were aboard; police and concerned departments are investigating.
- What
- A passenger bus caught fire, and everyone aboard escaped unharmed.
- When
- Tuesday afternoon, around 12:15 p.m.
- Where
- Ramwas on Indore Road, about 15 kilometres from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The cause has not been established. Eyewitnesses said a tyre burst before the fire, while officials said the reason was unknown.
Sugam service-linked bus
Sutra Seva bus
How officials identified the bus
Sugam service-linked bus
Collector Raushan Kumar Singh said a private operator ran the bus. Atal Indore City Transport Services Limited executive director Arth Jain said it was privately owned and associated with the recently launched Chief Minister's Sugam Parivahan Seva.
Sutra Seva bus
RTO Santosh Malviya described it as a Sutra Seva bus and said it had recently been taken to Bhopal for Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's programme. Officials were seeking further details.
Cause of the fire
Sugam service-linked bus
Eyewitnesses said a tyre burst and the bus became unbalanced before the fire started.
Sutra Seva bus
Officials said the reason for the fire was unknown, and police and concerned departments were investigating.
- Route
- Ujjain to Indore
- Location
- Ramwas, about 15 kilometres from Ujjain
- Time
- Around 12:15 p.m. Tuesday
- People aboard
- About 40 passengers, plus the driver and conductor
- Injuries
- No injuries were reported among those aboard
- Fire response
- Four fire tenders arrived nearly 45 minutes later; extinguishing the fire took around 90 minutes
- Bus condition
- The bus was reduced to its chassis
- Cause and identity
- The cause is under investigation; officials differed on whether the bus was linked to Sugam Seva or was a Sutra Seva bus