Andhra Pradesh: Three people died after private bus caught fire after colliding with a container lorry in Nandyal district. This incident occurred in early Thursday around 1:30 am. Bus was travelling from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad in Telangana when the right-side tyer suddenly busted. Due to sudden burst driver lost control and vehicle went across the road divider and crash into a container lorry coming from the opposite direction.
The impact of Collison between truck and bus was so strong that truck and bus engulfed in fire. Area residents, a bus cleaner, and the bus conductor broke the windows to rescue the trapped passengers. Due to sudden incident their was panic situation and their was significant traffic disruption for several hours.
According to News18 report, in this incident, bus driver, the lorry driver, and the lorry cleaner were killed on the spot from severe injuries and burns. Their bodies were taken to a government hospital for post-mortem examination. All 36 passengers survived, though four sustained minor fractures and were admitted to the Nandyal District Government Hospital.
Fire services and police extinguished the blaze and removed the vehicles, while police launched an investigation confirming the tyre burst as the cause of the accident.