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CM Sugam Parivahan Bus Catches Fire on Ujjain‑Indore Route, Passengers Jump to Safety
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 06 Oct 2026, 06:02 PM
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A CM Sugam Parivahan bus ignited while traveling from Ujjain to Indore, forcing passengers to jump off. The RTO confirmed the service was privately operated.
A bus operated under the CM Sugam Parivahan scheme caught fire on the Ujjain‑Indore highway on Tuesday. The blaze erupted while the vehicle was en route between the two Madhya Pradesh cities, prompting immediate panic among the occupants.
According to eyewitnesses, the flames spread rapidly, and several passengers leapt from the moving bus to escape the flames. Emergency services arrived within minutes and managed to extinguish the fire and attend to the injured.
The Regional Transport Office (RTO) later confirmed that the bus was part of a private service, not a government‑run fleet. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire and whether safety protocols were followed.
No fatalities have been reported, though a few passengers sustained minor injuries. Authorities have urged commuters to exercise caution and await further safety advisories before using similar private bus services.
According to eyewitnesses, the flames spread rapidly, and several passengers leapt from the moving bus to escape the flames. Emergency services arrived within minutes and managed to extinguish the fire and attend to the injured.
The Regional Transport Office (RTO) later confirmed that the bus was part of a private service, not a government‑run fleet. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire and whether safety protocols were followed.
No fatalities have been reported, though a few passengers sustained minor injuries. Authorities have urged commuters to exercise caution and await further safety advisories before using similar private bus services.