Dehradun: Bus Carrying 40 Tamil Nadu Students Catches Fire, All Evacuated Safely

December 18, 2025

Dehradun: A bus carrying 40 students caught fire in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on Thursday. Seeing smoke, the driver immediately stopped the vehicle and got the students off. According to reports, the students were on a tour from Tamil Nadu to Uttarakhand. The accident occurred on the Shimla Bypass Road.

The fire brigade team arrived at the scene and brought the fire under control.

According to the police, a group of students from Tamil Nadu had come to Haridwar for a field trip. On Thursday, the students were going from Haridwar to FRI. They were then scheduled to leave for Manali.

When smoke began to billow from the bus near Sand Judes Chowk on the Shimla Bypass Road, the students were immediately evacuated safely. Police and fire brigade teams launched a rescue operation.