Sleeper bus gutted in fire on Noida Expressway; all 32 passengers escape

A private sleeper bus caught fire suddenly on the Noida Expressway on Tuesday evening, near Sector 150 in Noida. Panic broke out among the passengers as the flames spread, and everyone rushed to get out.

About 32 passengers were on board. All of them got out of the bus in time and no lives were lost; all are reported to be safe. Many had to leave their belongings in the bus and jump out.

The incident took place on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway near Sector 150, in the area under Knowledge Park police station. After local residents alerted them, fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and began trying to bring the blaze under control. By then the entire bus was engulfed in flames, and it is reported to have been completely gutted.

Police officers said the sleeper bus was travelling from Noida towards Agra. It caught fire suddenly on the expressway in the Knowledge Park area, and the fire spread quickly. The exact cause has not yet emerged and police are investigating. Traffic on the expressway was halted for some time because of the incident.

A video of the incident is going viral on social media. It shows the bus wrapped in huge flames. It was shared on X, with the post saying the fire caused panic among motorists and people nearby in Gautam Buddh Nagar, and that tall flames and thick smoke were visible from a distance. The post said teams from Knowledge Park police station and the fire department reached the spot and firefighters began dousing the fire, and that the circumstances of the fire were not yet known.