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President Murmu Expresses Deep Pain Over Fatal UP Bus Fire on Yamuna Expressway

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News18•24-09-2026, 09:30
President Murmu Expresses Deep Pain Over Fatal UP Bus Fire on Yamuna Expressway
- •President Droupadi Murmu expressed profound sorrow over the loss of lives in a bus fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.
- •She extended her deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones in the tragic incident.
- •The President also offered prayers for the swift recovery of those injured in the accident.
- •Nine passengers died after a sleeper bus caught fire near the 33-km milestone under the Jewar police station area in Greater Noida.
- •The bus was en route to Bihar from Delhi when the incident occurred early Thursday morning.
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A sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida early Thursday, resulting in the deaths of nine passengers. The vehicle was traveling from Delhi to Bihar when the tragedy occurred near the 33-km milestone under the Jewar police station area.
President Droupadi Murmu described the loss of lives as extremely painful in a post on X. She offered her deepest condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the swift recovery of those injured in the accident.
The sleeper bus involved in the fatal incident on the Yamuna Expressway was headed to Bihar from Delhi.



