On October 24, a terrible fire destroyed a bus in the Kurnool region of Andhra Pradesh, leaving at least 20 people dead and numerous others injured. Between 3:00 and 3:10 in the morning, the private bus carrying 41 people caught fire at Chinnatekur in Kallur mandal when it was en route from Hyderabad to Bengaluru, according to officials. Eleven bodies have been found and identified, according to Kurnool District Collector A Siri, while the other nine have not yet been found. ” The bus has two drivers and forty-one passengers in total. A bicycle became lodged beneath the bus. After the crash, petrol poured off the bike and caught fire. Of the 41 members, we have traced 21 passengers; they are safe. 21 members are receiving treated for minor wounds. Regarding the other nine bodies, we need to confirm,” she stated.
The District Collector further stated that passengers were trapped inside the bus while they slept since the doors did not open following the collision. Both drivers were able to get away. ” We are tracking down the departed family members, and the passengers were traveling from Hyderabad. For assistance, we have established a control room,” DC Siri stated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences following a bus fire in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, where over 20 passengers lost their lives. He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured. Twelve passengers managed to escape, while nine remain under treatment at Kurnool Government Hospital. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu pledged full support to the injured and bereaved families. Investigations are ongoing into the cause of the accident.
