A passenger bus has erupted in flames after a crash with a motorcycle, killing at least 25 people and injuring several others in southern India, police said.

The fire ripped through the bus on Friday within minutes, trapping dozens of passengers on board, many of whom were sleeping, as it drove along a highway near Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh state, senior police official Vikrant Patil said.

Some managed to smash open windows and leap to safety with minor injuries, while others were burned to death before help could arrive, Patil said, according to The Associated Press news agency.

Eighteen passengers managed to escape from the burning bus and are

being treated for injuries. It is not clear if there were others on the bus who managed to escape.

The motorcycle rammed into the sp

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