An Odisha RTC bus was gutted in a fire near Parvathipuram Manyam in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday morning. The driver’s quick response helped all five passengers escape safely before the flames engulfed the vehicle

Visakhapatnam: A bus of the Road Transport Corporation (RTC) of Odisha was gutted in a fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Parvatipuram Manyam district on Thursday. There were no casualties.

A major disaster was averted as the alert driver immediately stopped the bus after noticing smoke, and all passengers safely alighted before the flames engulfed the entire vehicle. The accident occurred around 7.45 a.m. near Roddavalasa in Pachipenta Mandal of Partvatipuram Manyam district.

The Odisha RTC bus was on its way from Visakhapatnam to Jeypore in Odisha. There were only five passengers at th

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