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Passenger Bus Catches Fire on Ujjain-Indore Road, All 40 Safe
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News18•06-10-2026, 19:30
Passenger Bus Catches Fire on Ujjain-Indore Road, All 40 Safe
- •A passenger bus operating on the Ujjain-Indore road caught fire due to unknown reasons in the Panthpiplai area.
- •All 40 passengers, along with the driver and conductor, successfully evacuated the vehicle before the blaze spread, resulting in zero injuries.
- •The affected old vehicle was associated with the Chief Minister's Sugam Parivahan Seva launched recently by the state government.
- •Authorities brought the fire under control quickly and transferred the stranded passengers to an alternative bus.
- •A show-cause notice was issued to the bus operator, and the Regional Transport Office was directed to investigate and cancel the vehicle permit.
Key Questions Answered
The passenger bus operating on the Ujjain-Indore road caught fire due to unknown reasons in the Panthpiplai area. Authorities stated that the cause of the incident is currently being investigated.
No one was injured in the incident as around 40 passengers, along with the driver and conductor, managed to safely evacuate the bus before the blaze spread.
A show-cause notice has been issued to the bus operator, and the Regional Transport Office has been directed to cancel the bus permit while investigating its fitness certificate and other legal parameters.
