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Greater Noida bus fire: PM Narendra Modi announces Rs 2 lakh aid for kin of deceased
Updated On: 24 September, 2026 11:59 AM IST | Greater Noida | IANS
According to officials, the bus, travelling from Kashmiri Gate, New Delhi, towards UP's Mahoba, caught fire suddenly near the 33 km milestone on the Yamuna Expressway, within the jurisdiction of the Jewar Police Station, triggering panic among passengers, many of whom jumped out of the windows to save themselves
A double-decker bus caught fire near the 33-km milestone on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, killing nine passengers. Pic/PTI
In the aftermath of the Greater Noida double-decker bus tragedy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and a sum of Rs. 50,000 to the injured.
Nine people, including a woman, were charred to death and several were seriously injured after a massive fire broke out in a double-decker bus in Greater Noida, officials said.
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