Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini expressed grief over the tragic loss of lives after a moving bus caught fire in Nuh district. He assured that the injured would receive the best possible treatment.
According to police, at least nine people were burnt alive and 15 others injured in the fire, which occurred near Tauru in Haryana's Nuh district early Saturday morning.
Saini also expressed grief over the loss of lives in the incident. In a post on X, he said that the injured are being treated at the government medical college at Nalhar in the district.
He also said the government is making arrangements for the best possible treatment of the injured.
Former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar also expressed grief over the loss of lives in the incident.
The incident occurred around 2 am on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway. The bus was carrying around 60 people, all residents of Punjab, who were returning from the pilgrim towns of Mathura and Vrindavan. All of them are relatives, police said.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and a probe is underway, a police official said.
A resident said that after noticing the fire, some people chased the bus on a motorcycle and asked the driver to stop. The locals also informed the police and the fire department.
