NOIDA: A sleeper bus caught fire on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway on Monday, triggering panic among commuters, though no injuries were reported in the incident.Further details about the cause of the fire and the number of people aboard the bus were awaited.The incident comes days after a deadly sleeper-bus fire on the Yamuna Expressway near Jewar in Greater Noida claimed nine lives and raised fresh concerns over passenger safety on long-distance buses.
Nine killed in recent Yamuna Expressway bus fire
In the earlier incident on September 23, a private AC sleeper bus travelling from Kashmere Gate in Delhi to Mahoba caught fire near the 33-km milestone of the Yamuna Expressway in Jewar around 11.30pm.Nine passengers were killed, while several others sustained burn injuries.
39 buses seized in safety crackdown after fatal fire
Following the deadly Yamuna Expressway fire, authorities launched a crackdown on buses over safety violations, with 39 buses seized.The latest fire on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway comes amid this heightened scrutiny of safety standards for passenger buses operating on highways.(With agency inputs)
