A passenger bus burst into flames after a motorcycle crashed into it, killing a minimum of 25 individuals and injuring a number of others in southern India.
A fireplace ripped by the bus inside minutes early on Friday, trapping dozens of passengers because it sped alongside a freeway close to Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh state.
Some individuals managed to interrupt home windows, leaping to security with minor accidents, whereas others had been charred to demise, senior police official Vikrant Patil mentioned.
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Volunteers working amid the particles of the bus. Pic: AP
There have been 44 passengers on board, most of whom had been asleep on the time of the crash.
The bus was gutted and the unidentified bike rider additionally died, Mr Patil mentioned.
The accident occurred in Chinnatekuru village close to Kurnool, round 130 miles (210 kilometres) south of Hyderabad.
The bus was travelling between the cities of Hyderabad in Telangana state and Bengaluru in Karnataka state.
“As the smoke started spreading, the driver stopped the bus and tried to put the fire out by using a fire extinguisher, but the fire was so intense he couldn’t control it,” Mr Patil mentioned.
A group of forensic consultants was investigating the incident.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has provided his condolences to the bereaved households.
