LUDHIANA: A private bus on way from Jalandhar to Fatehgarh Sahib today morning caught fire and burnt without reporting any casualities. The incident happened near Ladowal in Ludhiana district.
According to reports the presence of mind of the driver saved over 50 lives of passengers. The driver smelled smoke in the engine and stopped the bus. When he saw flames rising in the engine he raised alarm and asked passengers to immediately get out of bus. The bus crew safely disembarked all the passengers before fire spread to passenger area.
Getting information the police and fire tenders reached the spot and controlled the fire. The bus was fully burnt but all passnegers are safe. police said.