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Nine Dead as Passenger Bus Catches Fire on Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida
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News18•24-09-2026, 08:30
Nine Dead as Passenger Bus Catches Fire on Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida
- •Nine people, including one woman and eight men, died after a passenger bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida.
- •The bus was traveling from Delhi when it suddenly caught fire under the Jewar police station area.
- •Passengers recounted harrowing scenes of chaos, suffocating smoke, and a stampede-like situation inside the packed bus, with most asleep when the fire broke out.
- •Survivors described thick, toxic smoke blinding commuters within seconds, making evacuation extremely difficult.
- •Many passengers struggled to escape the crowded, smoke-filled bus, with some unable to make it out alive.
Key Questions Answered
The exact causes of why the private sleeper bus suddenly caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway remain under investigation.
Nine people, including one woman and eight men, lost their lives after the packed passenger bus caught fire.
The tragic bus fire occurred on the Yamuna Expressway under the Jewar police station area in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
