<p>A passenger in a state transport bus set himself on fire, even as the bus continued to ply, over an argument with the conductor on the ticket fare in this Maharashtra district, a police official said here Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The incident occurred around 8 p.m. Friday, when the conductor of the bus plying on the Tivsa-Chandur Road route demanded that the passenger buy a ticket. <br />Reportedly drunk, the passenger entered into a heated argument with the conductor over the fare. <br /><br />As the bus plied, the argumentative passenger grabbed a can of petrol that he had carried with him, emptied it on himself and set fire, an official of Tivsa Police Station said.<br />The man died of burn injuries.<br /><br />As the bus ground to a halt, at least 17 other passengers sustained burn injuries.<br />"We are investigating the case to ascertain the victim's identity and what might have led him to set himself afire in a public bus. Apart from injuries to other passengers, the bus is also damaged," investigating officer Assistant Police Inspector R.S. Shaul said.</p>
<p>A passenger in a state transport bus set himself on fire, even as the bus continued to ply, over an argument with the conductor on the ticket fare in this Maharashtra district, a police official said here Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The incident occurred around 8 p.m. Friday, when the conductor of the bus plying on the Tivsa-Chandur Road route demanded that the passenger buy a ticket. <br />Reportedly drunk, the passenger entered into a heated argument with the conductor over the fare. <br /><br />As the bus plied, the argumentative passenger grabbed a can of petrol that he had carried with him, emptied it on himself and set fire, an official of Tivsa Police Station said.<br />The man died of burn injuries.<br /><br />As the bus ground to a halt, at least 17 other passengers sustained burn injuries.<br />"We are investigating the case to ascertain the victim's identity and what might have led him to set himself afire in a public bus. Apart from injuries to other passengers, the bus is also damaged," investigating officer Assistant Police Inspector R.S. Shaul said.</p>