Bus carrying marriage party catches fire, one killed

  • | Thursday | 31st January, 2019

While on their way back home, the bus caught fire on NH 44.The septuagenarian, identified as Kudau, was killed in the fire, while others escaped unhurt. Jhansi: A 75-year-old man was killed after a bus carrying a marriage party caught fire in Lalitpur district on Wednesday.On Tuesday, around 50 people had come to Mahroni in Lalitpur from Malthon in Madhya Pradesh to attend a wedding. “The situation is under control and no other passenger was reported injured.” Fire brigade and police officials rushed to the spot for rescue and relief work.Additional SP A K Vijeta said, “The bus was moving on national highway, when some portion of the engine including the fuel tank broke away and caught fire due to friction.

Jhansi: A 75-year-old man was killed after a bus carrying a marriage party caught fire in Lalitpur district on Wednesday.On Tuesday, around 50 people had come to Mahroni in Lalitpur from Malthon in Madhya Pradesh to attend a wedding. While on their way back home, the bus caught fire on NH 44.The septuagenarian, identified as Kudau, was killed in the fire, while others escaped unhurt. Fire brigade and police officials rushed to the spot for rescue and relief work.Additional SP A K Vijeta said, “The bus was moving on national highway, when some portion of the engine including the fuel tank broke away and caught fire due to friction. “The situation is under control and no other passenger was reported injured.”

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