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Nine killed in sleeper bus fire on Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida

At least nine passengers were killed after a sleeper bus travelling from Delhi caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida. The driver and conductor have been arrested on charges of culpable homicide. The full count of injured passengers and the cause of the fire have not yet been reported.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • deutscheoutside Delhi
  • thehinduYamuna Expressway
  • feeds-feedburnerGreater Noida
WhereGreater Noida
28.496, 77.536 ±10 km
First reported31 days ago
Published2026-09-24 10:08 UTC
Sources3
Casualties reported9
How this travelled.
Reports6Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Nine killed in sleeper bus fire on Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida. 2026-09-24T10:08:45.825Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3404. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-24/at-least-nine-killed-as-sleeper-bus-catches-fire-on-ee0d074a

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