Noida bus fire: passengers warned driver of burning smell; 17 challans pending against vehicle
A bus fire on the Yamuna Expressway in India resulted in nine deaths after the driver allegedly ignored passenger warnings about a burning smell. Investigations revealed the vehicle had 17 pending challans and a history of safety violations, raising concerns about transport regulation enforcement.
Why it matters
The incident underscores systemic failures in road safety enforcement and the dangers posed by non-compliant commercial transport operators.
Passengers of the ill-fated bus that caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway early on Thursday, killing nine people, had alerted the driver and conductor about a burning smell but were talked down by the duo, who were also smoking inside the vehicle, said an FIR filed by a survivor from Hamirpur district.
The bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway, 5km from the newly inaugurated Noida International Airport. The driver refused to stop when the fire started and allegedly told the passengers, “If you want to die, then die; we won’t stop the bus.”
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