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There have been 45 incidents of fire in moving buses in the country in the last three years. A total of 64 people have died in these accidents. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari gave this information in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
According to the ministry, the data from the Electronic Detailed Accident Report (EDAR) portal covers incidents for 2023, 2024 and 2025 (till December 10).
There were 11 incidents of bus fire in 2023, in which 1 person died. In 2024, 31 people lost their lives in 20 incidents. So far in 2025, 32 deaths have been recorded in 14 incidents. A total of 145 people have also been injured in these three years.
The government clarified that the bus accident that occurred on October 24, 2025 in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, in which 20 people died, is not included in these figures.
Government steps for bus safety
The ministry said that safety standards have been updated to prevent incidents like fire in buses. AIS-119 standards have been amended to make it mandatory for every bus to have a fire extinguisher and an additional emergency exit.
In addition, safety regulations related to the fuel system and electrical wiring have also been tightened.
The government is continuously giving instructions to the states so that safety equipment can be installed even in old vehicles and investigation reports of accidents should come out as soon as possible.
How many incidents in which states?
- There were 6 incidents of bus fire in Rajasthan in which 45 people lost their lives.
- There were 9 incidents of bus fire in Maharashtra which resulted in 1 death.
- There were 8 incidents of bus fire in Madhya Pradesh in which 1 death was recorded.
- There were 6 incidents of bus fire in Tamil Nadu in which 2 people died.
- There were 6 incidents of bus fire in Karnataka in which 1 died.
- There was one incident of bus fire in Haryana in which 10 people died.
- 2 killed in bus fire in Telangana, 2 dead
- 1 incident of bus fire in Andhra Pradesh in which 1 died
- 1 incident of bus fire in Odisha in which 1 died
The government reported a total of 6 incidents in Delhi, Assam, Gujarat. No death was recorded in these accidents.
5 major accidents involving bus fire in 3 months…
18 December 2025- Fire in a bus filled with 40 students in Dehradun: applied brakes after seeing smoke coming out, came to visit from Tamil Nadu
A bus filled with 40 students caught fire in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on Thursday. Seeing the smoke coming out, the driver immediately stopped the car and got the children down. According to the information, the children had come from Tamil Nadu on Uttarakhand tour. The accident happened on Shimla bypass road. Read the full news…
16 December 2025- 8 buses-3 cars collided in Mathura, 13 burnt alive: 17 took body pieces in polythene; Accident due to fog on expressway, 70 injured
8 buses and 3 cars collided due to fog on Yamuna Expressway in Mathura. As soon as the collision occurred, the vehicles caught fire. 13 people including a BJP leader were burnt to death. 70 people were injured. Severed body parts were found in the buses. The police took them away by filling them in 17 polythene bags. Read the full news…
28 October 2025- Jaipur- Fire in bus due to high tension line, blast in cylinder: 2 killed, more than 10 burnt; Eyewitness said – driver-conductor responsible
On October 28, a bus collided with a high tension line in Jaipur. There was electric current in the bus, after which fire broke out. In the accident, 2 people from Uttar Pradesh died, 10 laborers got burnt. There were also cylinders on top of the bus, one of which exploded. Read the full news…
24 October 2025- Fire in a moving bus in Andhra Pradesh, 20 burnt alive: The bike collided and got stuck in the fuel tank of the bus, which caused fire; 40 passengers were on board
A private bus caught fire on October 24 near Chinnatekur in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. According to news agency ANI, 20 passengers were burnt alive in the accident. According to Kurnool Collector, the incident occurred on October 24 at around 3:30 am. Read the full news…
14 October 2025- Fire in AC bus in Rajasthan, 20 passengers burnt alive: 15 people burnt; To escape, people jumped from the moving vehicle which was going from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur.
A fire broke out in an AC sleeper bus running at 3.30 pm on October 14 on the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. In this accident, 20 passengers died due to burning alive. Read the full news…
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