Bengaluru-bound bus in Kurnool burns; at least 20 feared dead.

Kurnool 24 October :- At least 20 passengers are feared dead after a moving bus caught fire in a Bengaluru-bound bus in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Volvo had 40 passengers on board when it collided with a bike at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool in the early hours of Friday.

The Volvo bus, owned by Kaveri Travels – gutted in a massive fire. Twelve people managed to escape by breaking the windows of the air-conditioned bus, while several were charred to death as flames spread rapidly.

At around 3 am, a Volvo bus of Kaveri Travels was travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru. It hit a two-wheeler, which got stuck under the bus. That probably caused a spark and led to the fire. The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team is here and ascertaining the exact cause of the fire. Since it was an AC bus, passengers had to break open the windows. Whoever could break the glass is safe,” Vikrant Patil, Superintendent of Police, Kurnool, as saying.(Agencies)