Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister Ramalinga Reddy has directed the managing directors of the four state-run road transport corporations to conduct a safety audit of their buses in the wake of the recent bus accident in Kurnool that claimed 20 lives.

He also instructed officials to undertake a review of the renewal and maintenance of all buses.

The directive applies to vehicles operated by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) and North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC).

In a letter dated October 28, the state transport minister described the Kurnool accident as "deeply tragic".

"In this context, safety systems in all transport corporation buses ac

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