Archive · 26 Nov 2025
Bus Fire and Collision Incidents
Two different bus incidents happened in India.
In the first, a bus with 45 people caught fire on a highway in Gwalior.
The driver quickly stopped, and everyone got out safely in less than 2 minutes.
The fire destroyed the bus, but no one was hurt.
The cause might have been a problem with the bus's electrical system or a spark from the tyre.
In the second incident, a bus carrying 30-35 people collided with a mini-truck in Lucknow.
One 70-year-old man died, and 10 others were injured.
The bus was taking a wedding party from one place to another.
Both incidents happened on different days and in different cities.
A passenger bus with 45 people caught fire on the Mumbai Highway in Gwalior's Old Cantonment area; all passengers evacuated safely.
The fire spread rapidly, destroying the bus within 20 minutes; no injuries reported.
The cause of the fire is suspected to be a short circuit in the wiring or a spark from the rear tyre.
A 70-year-old man was killed, and 10 others were injured when a bus collided with a mini-truck in Lucknow.
The bus in the collision was carrying 30-35 members of a wedding party from Lakhota Mafi village to Etawah.
- Who
- 45 passengers and driver Anil Sharma in the fire incident; 30-35 wedding party members in the collision incident.
- What
- A passenger bus caught fire in Gwalior and another bus collided with a mini-truck in Lucknow.
- When
- Fire incident around midnight on Monday; collision incident on Tuesday evening.
- Where
- Fire in Gwalior's Old Cantonment; collision near Bijnor police station in Lucknow.
- Why
- Fire cause suspected to be a short circuit or tyre spark; collision cause is the head-on impact with a mini-truck.
Bus Fire
Bus Collision
Incident Type
Bus Fire
A passenger bus caught fire on the Mumbai Highway in Gwalior's Old Cantonment area.
Bus Collision
A bus collided head-on with a mini-truck near Bijnor police station area in Lucknow.
Casualties
Bus Fire
No injuries reported; all 45 passengers evacuated safely.
Bus Collision
One 70-year-old man killed, 10 others injured.
Cause
Bus Fire
Suspected short circuit in the wiring or a spark from the rear tyre.
Bus Collision
Collision with a mini-truck.
- Bus Registration
- UP93 CT-6747
- Passengers in Fire Incident
- 45
- Route in Fire Incident
- Gurugram to Panna
- Location of Fire Incident
- Gwalior's Old Cantonment
- Time of Fire Incident
- Midnight
- Evacuation Time
- Under 2 minutes
- Firefighting Duration
- Over 1 hour
- Passengers in Collision Incident
- 30-35
- Route in Collision Incident
- Lakhota Mafi village in Sultanpur district to Etawah
- Location of Collision Incident
- Bijnor police station area in Lucknow
- Time of Collision Incident
- Tuesday evening
