India, Sept. 5 -- A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus was gutted after it caught fire when a motorcycle rammed into it in the Delhi Cantonment area on Thursday morning, police said.
Police suspect that the bus caught fire due to sparking from the impact. The incident occurred around 10.53 am when the bus number 776, en route to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from Uttam Nagar Bus Terminal halted at the Defence Officers Enclave, Dhaula Kuan bus stop to allow passengers to disembark, they said.
According to the police, the motorcycle rammed into the rear side of the CNG-run bus. The motorcycle got stuck under the vehicle and due to suspected sparking, the bus caught fire. The driver and conductor immediately evacuated all passengers to safety ...