Nine passengers were killed after a sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway near Jewar in Greater Noida late Wednesday night, with the FIR stating that passengers noticed a burning smell inside the vehicle before flames emerged near the driver's seat.
The bus was travelling from Kashmiri Gate in New Delhi to Mahoba when the incident occurred near the 33-km milestone of the Yamuna Expressway around 11.30 pm on September 23, ANI reported.
According to the FIR registered at Jewar Police Station, around 30-35 passengers were travelling on the bus. Some passengers reportedly noticed a burning smell coming from the driver's cabin and alerted the driver and conductor. The complaint alleges that the two did not stop the bus immediately and continued smoking inside the cabin.
