BANGALORE: At least 44 bus passengers were feared killed when its fuel tank caught fire in a road mishap near Palem village in the district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
The police said the incident occurred around 5.10am when the Hyderabad-bound private bus from Bangalore hit against a culvert, damaging its diesel tank which caught fire and the vehicle got engulfed in the blaze.
The bus, carrying 49 passengers, started from Bangalore at 11pm on Tuesday night. The driver along with cleaner and five other passengers managed to escape, police said quoting eyewitnesses.
"It seems the bus was travelling at a high speed when its fuel tank hit the roadside culvert and caught fire. There are some causalities feared as the entire bus has been gutted," a senior police officer. They are ascertaining the exact number of casualties, he added. Kothakota police were further investigating the case and senior police officers have rushed to the spot.
The police said the incident occurred around 5.10am when the Hyderabad-bound private bus from Bangalore hit against a culvert, damaging its diesel tank which caught fire and the vehicle got engulfed in the blaze.
The bus, carrying 49 passengers, started from Bangalore at 11pm on Tuesday night. The driver along with cleaner and five other passengers managed to escape, police said quoting eyewitnesses.
"It seems the bus was travelling at a high speed when its fuel tank hit the roadside culvert and caught fire. There are some causalities feared as the entire bus has been gutted," a senior police officer. They are ascertaining the exact number of casualties, he added. Kothakota police were further investigating the case and senior police officers have rushed to the spot.
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