Nuh, May 18, 2024: As many as eight devotees were killed and several others injured after the bus they were travelling in caught fire near Tauru in Haryana’s Nuh district on Saturday. The devotees were returning from a pilgrimage to Mathura and Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh.
The incident occurred around 2 am on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway. The bus was carrying around 64 people, including women and children, all of whom were residents of Punjab and Chandigarh.
Watch: Eight people were killed and around two dozen injured when a tourist bus caught fire in Nuh, Haryana. pic.twitter.com/on1DG64moK
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Locals noticed the fire, chased the bus and asked the driver to stop. They also informed the police and the fire department.
The injured people have been brought to Nuh Medical College.