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According to preliminary information, the private travel bus was carrying around 40 passengers when the incident took place.
After the collision, the bus was completely gutted near Chinnatekuru village on the outskirts of Kurnool. (X)
Several people were feared dead after a Bengaluru-bound private sleeper bus carrying 40 passengers caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district in the wee hours of Friday.
The bus, operating under Kaveri Travels and travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru, was completely gutted near Chinnatekuru village when a two-wheeler rammed into it.
According to preliminary information, the private travel bus was carrying around 40 passengers when the incident took place.
Around 12 passengers managed to escape before the fire spread rapidly, but several others were unable to escape in time. Around 11 injured passengers were immediately admitted to the Kurnool District Hospital for treatment. Police and fire officials are verifying the exact number of casualties, though several deaths have been feared.
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
Kurnool, India, India
October 24, 2025, 06:57 IST
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