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- A sleeper bus traveling from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh caught fire late Wednesday night on the Yamuna Expressway.
- Emergency responders deployed multiple fire tenders to the scene to extinguish the blaze and assist survivors.
- Police have arrested the bus driver and conductor on charges of culpable homicide.
- Authorities are currently investigating the cause of the fire and potential safety lapses.
What to watch next
- Results of the investigation into the bus's mechanical condition and safety lapses
- Official autopsy findings for the victims
- Legal proceedings against the arrested driver and conductor
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Rinki Rajput
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“I was asleep when someone banged on the door. When I woke up, there was already a huge crowd. I did not pick up any of my belongings; I did not even put on my shoes. I just grabbed my phone and stepped out”
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…shifted to Kailash Hospital, where they were declared dead and taken for postmortem examination. Passenger Rinki Rajput, who survived the incident, said she was asleep when someone banged on the bus door and woke her. “ I was asleep when someone banged on the door. When I woke up, there was already a huge crowd. I did not pick up any of my belongings; I did not even put on my shoes. I just grabbed my phone and stepped out ,” she said. Describing the struggle to get out, Ms Rajput said passengers were pushing and shoving as they tried to escape through the smoke. “It was so smoky that nothing was visible. People were suffocating inside.…
“It was so smoky that nothing was visible. People were suffocating inside. Very few managed to escape, only those who could push their way out amidst the shoving. I was pushed around, and someone eventually pulled me out. I do not remember anything else after that”
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…I did not even put on my shoes. I just grabbed my phone and stepped out,” she said. Describing the struggle to get out, Ms Rajput said passengers were pushing and shoving as they tried to escape through the smoke. “ It was so smoky that nothing was visible. People were suffocating inside. Very few managed to escape, only those who could push their way out amidst the shoving. I was pushed around, and someone eventually pulled me out. I do not remember anything else after that ,” she said. She said several passengers appeared to have been trapped behind her. “There were quite a few people behind me who probably could not make it out, as I myself got out quite late. Many people lost their…
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Named India · Kailash Hospital · Ajay Kumar Singh · Delhi · Gautam Buddh Nagar · Jewar Police · Jhansi · Rinki Rajput · Yamuna Expressway
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