Cylinder being carried in bus bursts ,9 dead
25 Sept 2014 5:07 AM IST
Nine persons including three children were dead while 126 other were injured when a gas cylinder being carried in a private bus exploded in Bulandshahr district on Tuesday.
The victims suffered injuries and were admitted to a nearby hospitals. As condition of injured deteriorated, they were refereed to various hospitals in national Capital where two were declared brought dead while seven succumbed during treatment.
The hospital authorities has informed that condition of 15 people is very critical as they have received serious burn injuries.
Meanwhile, police has booked the bus owner and driver who are still at large.
‘We have registered a case against Vipin, owner of the bus and the driver for their negligence and are searching them,’ RS Tomar, circle officer (CO) of Shikarpur, said.
As per the report, the incident took place around 5:30 am when an overloaded bus was going from Shikarpur to Jahangirabad in the district. A cylinder, which was kept inside the bus, exploded suddenly and fire broke outside and outside the bus.
The victims suffered injuries and were admitted to a nearby hospitals. As condition of injured deteriorated, they were refereed to various hospitals in national Capital where two were declared brought dead while seven succumbed during treatment.
The hospital authorities has informed that condition of 15 people is very critical as they have received serious burn injuries.
Meanwhile, police has booked the bus owner and driver who are still at large.
‘We have registered a case against Vipin, owner of the bus and the driver for their negligence and are searching them,’ RS Tomar, circle officer (CO) of Shikarpur, said.
As per the report, the incident took place around 5:30 am when an overloaded bus was going from Shikarpur to Jahangirabad in the district. A cylinder, which was kept inside the bus, exploded suddenly and fire broke outside and outside the bus.
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