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2026-09-24 · DW

India news: Nine killed after bus catches fire outside Delhi

Here are some of the major headlines from India on Thursday, September 24: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed. Nine passengers were killed late on Wednesday after an overnight sleeper bus caught fire outside of the national capital, New Delhi, according to media reports. A police report, cited by the media, said the bus' air conditioning unit caused the fire while on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida. Police added that the bus driver and conductor managed to escape the fire and are have absconded. A passenger who managed to escape the tragedy told ANI news agency that the bus was packed with passengers.

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