Bus engine catches fire on motorway; driver extinguishes flames as passengers flee behind barrier
Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- A bus caught fire in its engine compartment on the D3 motorway in the České Budějovice region.
- The driver put out the fire before firefighters arrived, while all 55 passengers waited behind the safety barrier.
- Nobody was injured, but traffic in one direction remained restricted until 6 p.m.
A bus caught fire in its engine compartment on the D3 motorway in the České Budějovice region.
The driver extinguished the flames before firefighters arrived. All 55 passengers got behind the safety barrier and waited there.
Nobody was injured. Traffic in one direction remained restricted until 6 p.m.
Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.