Miraculous escape for nine from Gujarat as mini-bus catches fire in Samalkha

Tribune News Service

Sonepat, November 7

Nine members of two families from Gujarat had a miraculous escape when the mini-bus they were travelling in caught fire on a flyover on the NH-44 in Samalkha today.

The mishap occurred at 2.15 pm when the families were on their way to Shimla from Delhi. As they reached the flyover, the driver of the vehicle, Latif, noticed smoke coming out from the engine of the bus. He immediately stopped the bus.

Meanwhile, the bus caught fire and all passengers immediately alighted from it with their luggage. The bus started rolling back and it stopped after colliding with a divider at a distance of 200m.

The vehicle was completely burnt till a fire tender reached the spot and controlled the flames.

Rajender Patel, a passenger from Gujarat, said the reason behind the fire was a short-circuit in the AC fitting of the bus. He, along with his family members, saved their lives after jumping out of the bus.