Two charred to death, 7 hurt after private bus catches fire in Haryana’s Bhiwani

Two passengers died, and seven others were injured when a private bus caught fire in Haryanas Bhiwani district, police said on Tuesday. Police said both men who died in the incident could not get off the bus and were caught in the flames, and their charred bodies were found later.

Two passengers died, and seven others were injured when a private bus caught fire in Haryana's Bhiwani district, police said on Tuesday. ''The bus was on its way from Bhiwani to Hansi when the incident took place in Milakpur village on Monday evening,'' Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tosham (Bhiwani), Dalip Singh said. Police said both men who died in the incident could not get off the bus and were caught in the flames, and their charred bodies were found later. Police said fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the injured were taken to a hospital. The DSP said, ''As per preliminary investigation, we suspect that one of them is a government employee and the other a private employee. Their kin claimed that both had not returned and were missing, and we are assuming it could be them.'' The cause of the fire is under investigation, he said.