Chandigarh, May 18 (UNI) Nine people were burnt to death while score others injured when a moving bus full of devotees returning to Punjab from Mathura-Vrindavan caught fire on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway in Haryana early Saturday, police said.

According to the police, the incident occurred in Nuh around 2 am when the bus carrying 60 passengers was heading back to Punjab.

At least 20 passengers were injured in the accident. They were taken to nearby hospitals, the police added.

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