NEW DELHI: A 33-year-old man from Rajasthan, returning from the Maha Kumbh, died after the bus he was traveling in caught fire on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Firozabad district in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
Police officials confirmed that all other passengers remained unharmed.
SP (City) Ravi Shankar Prasad stated that the group had visited the Maha Kumbh for a holy dip at the Sangam, followed by darshan at Ayodhya before beginning their return journey.
The police confirmed that Pawan Sharma, a resident of Nagaur in Rajasthan, was one of the 52 passengers travelling on the affected bus.
The vehicle departed from Ayodhya towards Nagaur on Friday night. At approximately 4 am, the bus caught fire whilst travelling on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway.
Whilst other passengers managed to evacuate promptly, Sharma, who was asleep during the incident, remained trapped inside and lost his life.
Police officials stated that the deceased's body was sent for post-mortem examination, and arrangements were made for the remaining passengers to continue their journey to their destinations in another bus.
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