At Least 20 Dead As Sleeper Bus Catches Fire In Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool

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New Delhi: At least 20 people were killed after a Bengaluru-bound private sleeper bus caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district early Friday. The bus, operated by Kaveri Travels, was travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru with around 40 passengers on board when it collided with a two-wheeler near Ulindakonda on the outskirts of Kurnool.

According to initial reports, the two-wheeler got trapped under the bus, and leaking fuel is believed to have sparked the fire. Within moments, the flames engulfed the vehicle, leaving passengers with little time to react. Around 12 people managed to escape by breaking windows, w

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