Archive · 22 May 2025
Lucknow Bus Fire: Conductor Arrested in Fatal Incident
A bus caught fire in Lucknow, and sadly, five people died.
The fire started on a bus going from Bihar to Delhi.
Two of the people who died were young children.
The police have arrested the bus conductor, Mahesh Singh, who is from Bihar.
The bus driver, Shankar Yadav, was also arrested earlier.
The fire happened because of the negligence of the driver, conductor and owner according to the complaint of one of the passengers.
The police are investigating what caused the fire.
A bus conductor was arrested in Lucknow following a fire that killed five passengers.
The fire occurred on May 14 on a double-decker bus traveling from Bihar to Delhi.
The arrested conductor is Mahesh Singh, a resident of Bihar.
The bus driver, Shankar Yadav, was previously arrested on May 18.
An FIR was registered against the driver, conductor, and owner for negligence.
- Who
- Mahesh Singh, the conductor, and Shankar Yadav, the driver, were arrested by police.
- What
- A double-decker bus caught fire, resulting in five fatalities.
- When
- The bus caught fire on May 14; the conductor was arrested on a later date.
- Where
- The incident occurred in Lucknow, near the Harikanshgarhi underpass.
- Why
- The fire was caused due to the negligence of the bus driver, conductor and owner, according to a passenger's complaint.
- Incident Date
- May 14
- Location
- Lucknow
- Fatalities
- 5
- Arrested Conductor
- Mahesh Singh
- Arrested Driver
- Shankar Yadav
- Bus Origin
- Begusarai, Bihar
- Destination
- Delhi