BMTC bus catches fire: no one hurt

January 28, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:35 am IST - Bengaluru:

Passengers of a BMTC bus had a narrow escape on Monday when the vehicle caught fire due to a suspected electrical fault in the engine at Boodigere Cross on Old Madras Road.

According to the police, the bus (route number 328-D) belongs to depot number 29. It was plying from Hoskote to Sarjapur via Varthur and Bommasandra.

At Boodigere Cross, the driver noticed something amiss and parked the bus to check.

Fire

He soon told passengers and the conductor to disembark after noticing fire in the engine.

“Not many passengers were on board as it was early in the morning and a government holiday,” the police said.

By the time two Fire and Emergency Services vehicles, along with the police, arrived, the fire had engulfed the bus.

The charred vehicle was towed back to the depot.

Bus accident

Around 25 passengers of a BMTC Volvo bus travelling from Majestic to Kempegowda International Airport escaped unhurt on Monday when the vehicle collided with a taxi and fell into a drain on Ballari Road.

The taxi driver, Raghavendra, sustained minor injuries.

He was rushed to a private hospital.

The accident occurred when the bus was entering the main road from the service road.

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