World · Europe · 15 hrs ago
Qbuzz bus burns out in Hoogersmilde; no one is injured
A Qbuzz bus caught fire on the N371 in Hoogersmilde, a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
The bus was travelling on the Assen–Steenwijk route when the driver noticed the fire and stopped by the roadside.
Everyone on board, including the driver, got off safely.
The bus was a diesel articulated vehicle, also known as a bendy bus, and it burned out completely.
No one was injured, but the cause of the fire is not yet known.
No further action or investigation was specified.
A Qbuzz bus burned out on the N371 in Hoogersmilde on Monday morning.
The bus was travelling on the Assen–Steenwijk route.
The driver stopped the bus in time, and all passengers and the driver got out safely.
No one was injured.
The bus was a diesel articulated bus, and the cause of the fire is unknown.
- Who
- Passengers and the driver of a Qbuzz bus.
- What
- The bus caught fire and burned out. Everyone got out safely, and no one was injured.
- When
- Monday morning, 19 October 2026.
- Where
- The N371 in Hoogersmilde, Drenthe.
- Why
- The cause of the fire is unknown.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The driver noticed the fire and stopped the bus by the roadside on the N371.
Passengers and the driver left the bus safely.
The bus burned out.
- Bus operator
- Qbuzz
- Route
- Assen–Steenwijk
- Location
- N371, Hoogersmilde, Drenthe
- Vehicle
- Diesel articulated bus
- Injuries
- None
- Cause
- Unknown