Kalaburagi: At least seven people were charred to death after a Hyderabad-bound private bus caught fire in the early hours of Friday in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka.
Sources said all the victims hailed from Kompally, Bolarum and other parts of Hyderabad. About 12 passengers who were injured have been admitted to a hospital in Kalaburagi.
The victims included Arjun Kumar, Sarala, Mukund Rao, Khushi, Snehalatha and Kalpana.
Sources said Arjun Kumar, along with about 26 of his family members and relatives who had planned to celebrate his daughter’s birthday, had boarded the bus at Suchitra junction on May 29.
The incident took place around 6.30 a.m. in the outskirts of Kamalapur taluk in Kalaburagi district on the Bidar-Srirangapatna highway. The bus was travelling from Goa to Hyderabad.
Police sources said that the bus had caught fire after colliding with a tempo truck. The bus then collided with the bridge and also veered off the road due to the impact of the accident.
About 35 passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the accident. The private bus belonged to the Orange Travels of Goa.
Next Story:
Modi Ten-Point Guarantee For Sisters And Promise Of FST-Tracking CAA After Polls In WB
Kolkata/Hyderabad, April 23 (Maxim News): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hitting the hustings in West Bengal on Thursday, gave a ten-point guarantee to the “women and sisters” of the state and outlined new government’s key agenda, if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is voted to power. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Addressing a huge gathering…
RTC Driver Attempts Suicide at Narsampet Depot Amid Telangana Strike
Hyderabad, April 23 (Maxim News): Tension escalated during the ongoing RTC strike after a driver allegedly attempted suicide at the Narsampet RTC depot in Warangal district on Thursday. The incident created fresh concern among employees protesting across Telangana. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp The employee was identified as Shankar Goud, a driver working at…
Siddipet Police To Organise Mega Job Mela On April 26
Siddipet/Hyderabad, April 23 (Maxim News): To provide employment opportunities to the youth, the Siddipet Police is organising a mega job mela titled “Siddipet Police Udyoga Mitra” on April 25. In a press statement on Thursday, Commissioner of Police Rashmi Perumal said the event will be held at the Siddipet Police convention centre. Here To Join…
Voter Turnout In Bengal 78.77 Percentage And In Tamil Nadu 70 Percent By 3 PM
internet/Hyderabad, April 23 (Maxim News): Heavy polling has been reported in Bengal in the first phase of polling for 152 seats by 3 p.m. is 78.77 per cent . Here To Join Us On WhatsApp While in Tamil Nadu in 234 Assembly seats it is reported by 3 PM is 70 percent. (Maxim News)
KCR Only Hope for Telangana Future, Says T Jeevan Reddy
Hyderabad, April 23 (Maxim News): BRS state general secretary T Jeevan Reddy on Wednesday said Telangana’s future and development rested only in the hands of party chief and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR). He alleged that the present Congress government under Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has failed to protect weaker sections and neglected…
Now you can get latest stories from Indtoday on Telegram everyday. Click the link to subscribe. Click to follow Indtoday Facebook page and Twitter and on Instagram. For all the latest Hyderabad News updates
