India Kurnool bus fire | List of fatal bus mishaps in India in the last decade

In what can be termed as one of the worst road tragedies the country has seen in recent times, around 19 people were killed when a Bengaluru-bound private bus caught fire during the early hours of Friday, October 24. The horrific accident, which occurred around 3.30 am, took place near Chinnatekur village in the Kallur mandal of Andhra Pradesh. Following the accident, the spotlight has once again turned to the safety concerns with regard to private buses and Andhra Pradesh transport authorities have begun a crakdown on buses flouting safety norms and regulations.

However, this is not the first time that such a tragic incident with regard to buses are taking place in India. Here is a list of some notable such mishaps in the past decade:

A bus in Mahabubnagar, Telangana, caught fire after