TIRUPUR: A youth from Tirupur was among those killed in the private bus fire accident that occurred in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. He was travelling to Salem for a job interview when the mishap occurred.

A private bus travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire near Chinna Tekur in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh and 20 passengers were burnt to death in the accident.

According to a Maalaimalar report, among the victims was a 23-year-old youth from Tirupur, identified as Yuvan Shankar Raja of Lakshmi Nagar in Thottathupalayam, Pooluvapatti.

His father, Raja, is a vegetable seller and had educated both his sons through hardship.

The elder son, Jayaprakash, works in a private firm in Bengaluru. Yuvan Shankar Raja, a BSc graduate, joined a private pharmaceutical company six months ag

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