‘Spoke to him at 10pm’: Greater Noida bus fire victims’ son searches for father
The bus, travelling from Delhi to Mahoba in Bihar and carrying more than 35 people, was engulfed in flames late Wednesday night.
Sarvoday Bharadwaj is seeking information on his father, who is still missing after a bus fire in Greater Noida. The 20-year-old son of the deceased parents, who were traveling from Delhi to Mahoba in Bihar, spoke about the devastating loss his family has suffered. Sarvoday recounted speaking to his parents around 10 pm, but was unable to contact them the next morning.
His mother was injured while trying to leave the burning bus, sustaining an eye injury and a fractured rib. Meanwhile, his father, who had recently undergone surgery on his leg with a rod inserted, was unable to escape the chaos quickly enough and remains missing. The bus, registered in Delhi, had nine previous tickets for overspeeding and improper parking, according to traffic officials.
The fire, which erupted around 11.20 pm on Wednesday, is believed to have been caused by a short circuit in the air-conditioning system, allowing the engine lubricant oil to catch fire and spread rapidly. The injured passengers include those who climbed over one another in the panic to escape the flames. The family has been denied cooperation from the bus company in tracking down their missing father, raising questions about the safety measures in place.
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