UP: Bihar-Delhi sleeper bus on fire in Lucknow; 5 charred to death

Around 60 to 70 passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the incident. Read further on Dynamite News:

Lucknow: At least five passengers were charred to death and one injured when a Delhi-bound private sleeper bus from Bihar caught fire in the Mohanlalganj area here in Lucknow on Thursday, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the accident caused by fire in a bus in Lucknow district. He has expressed condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased.

CM Directions

The CM has directed the officials to reach the spot immediately and expedite the relief work. He has also directed to ensure proper treatment of the injured.

Police Version

Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Nipun Agarwal said that on Thursday morning the Mohanlalganj police received information that a private sleeper bus caught fire, probably due to a short circuit. "Several passengers were rescued, but five of them died," he said.

He said that around 60 to 70 passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the incident. "The deceased include two children," he said.

Police sources said that the incident took place in the wee hours on Kisan Path on the Lucknow-Rae Bareli road when the sleeper bus caught fire. "The police and the local residents pulled out the passengers trapped inside the bus by breaking window panes. The bus dragged for one kilometre after catching fire," they said.

The bus caught fire perhaps due to a short circuit.

"The bus driver and conductor jumped out of the vehicle and escaped from the spot. The deceased include two children, two women and a man", Police said.

Deceased Identified

Police sources said that the deceased include Lakkhi Devi (55), Soni (26), Devraj (3), Sakshi (2) and the fifth victim has been identified as Madhusudan, age 21.

"However, the names of the victims will be verified after medical verification. The injured have been admitted to the hospital," they said.

Earlier Incident in UP

The series of road accidents in the district is not stopping. Despite the road safety campaign being run by spending lakhs of rupees, the havoc of speed is continuously taking lives, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

The latest accident occurred in front of MI Hospital located near Sirsima crossroad post of Bhojpur police station area, where a high speed container ran over a bike riding family on Sunday afternoon. In this tragic accident, the woman and her one and a half year old innocent son died on the spot, while the husband and elder son were seriously injured.