Horror On Andhra Highway: 11 Killed As Hyderabad-Bengaluru Bus Catches Fire In Kurnool Tragedy

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This special report details a horrific bus tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district where a Bengaluru-bound bus from Hyderabad caught fire, killing 11 passengers and injuring over a dozen others. Reacting to the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu stated, 'I am shocked to learn about the devastating bus fire accident near Chinna Tekur village in Kurnool district.' The incident occurred in the early hours near Chinnatekot when the bus, carrying 40 passengers, was allegedly hit by a two-wheeler, although the exact cause is still under investigation. Authorities, including the Kurnool district's top officials, are on the scene conducting rescue operations as the death toll is expected to rise. The Chief Minister has assured that the government will extend all possible support to the injured and the families of the deceased.

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00:00And at the top of this hour, we're getting some breaking news from Andhra Pradesh.

00:09Horrific bus tragedy is being reported from Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh.

00:1311 passengers are dead in this bus tragedy.

00:17Bengaluru-bound bus catches fire.

00:19These are the visuals of that particular bus.

00:21Hyderabad to Bengaluru, bus catches fire, hitting a bike.

00:25A dozen passengers escaped with injuries and it caught fire in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool.

00:32And unfortunately, 11 passengers have lost their lives in this tragedy.

00:37My colleague Abdul Bashir is now joining us with more details.

00:40Abdul, give us more details about this horrific tragedy being reported from Kurnool.

00:46Well, yes, this horrific tragedy that unfortunate incident has taken place in Kurnool,

00:52where today at around 3.30 a.m. is where this bus travelling from Hyderabad towards Bengaluru

00:58caught fire at Chinnateko, Kurnool Mandan, in Kurnool district.

01:03And what we are learning through our sources is that a two-wheeler had hit the bus from the opposite end,

01:08which has led to a fire, is what is being said.

01:10However, the reason for the fire is being investigated,

01:13but the unfortunate incident is that what we are learning through our official sources

01:17is that 11 people have lost their lives.

01:20There were 40 passengers in the bus, among which 18 managed to escape initially

01:24when the fire was said to begin in the bus.

01:27But others were said to have lost their lives in this unfortunate tragedy.

01:33Now, your officials have breathed the spot, fire engines breathed the spot.

01:35The flames have come under control now.

01:38The whole fire has been dozed off.

01:39Now, officials are right now going inside the bus and checking

01:42after how many people are actually there who have lost their lives

01:45in this unfortunate tragedy that has taken place in the highway

01:49while the bus was travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru.

01:52Right. Abdul, how many people are critically injured

01:55and is the death toll expected to rise further from 11?

02:00Well, the injuries are said to be around 18 people who have managed to escape.

02:05Some of them have got minor to major injuries of burns

02:09who have been shifted to Karnol Government Hospital for treatment.

02:13They are undergoing treatment as of now.

02:15But the death toll is set to rise as the operation is still ongoing.

02:20Karnol District ST is on the spot.

02:23All the higher officials are right now undergoing rescue operations.

02:27They are checking how many casualties are there inside.

02:30However, AP Chief Minister Chandrabah Bunaidu,

02:32who is right now at an international tour,

02:36has inquired about this incident there.

02:38and has taken the stock of the situation.

02:42And now what we are learning is that the rescue operations are still undergoing.

02:47AP Chief Minister Chandrabah Bunaidu,

02:48who is in Dubai tour right now,

02:51has inquired about this unfortunate accident that has taken place

02:54in Karnol District while the bus was travelling.

02:57What we are learning is that 40 passengers that they are inside the bus,

03:00among which 18 have managed to escape,

03:04is what the officials have to say.

03:05And 11 is the death toll as of now and it is set to rise

03:09with the ongoing operations at the spot.

03:12Right. Abdul, were there any fire safety lapses in the bus?

03:16Were there proper fire safety equipments installed inside it?

03:19Well, as the incident has just taken place a few hours ago,

03:25now the officials are examining or investigating

03:28as to what exactly was the cause of this incident.

03:31But the eyewitnesses say that this fire had suddenly taken up

03:36after a two-wheeler had hit from the front is what the eyewitnesses have stated.

03:40But the officials are right now investigating

03:43the actual cause of the fire in the bus.

03:46And were there any lapses is what is being investigated

03:49as the rescue operations are still underway.

03:52The officials are trying to understand as to how many people

03:56were inside when the whole fire accident had taken place

03:59and now it's the night in this tragedy as of now.

04:02Alright, Abdul, do stay with us.

04:04We're getting some more inputs on the story.

04:10And now, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu

04:13condoles the deaths in the bus tragedy.

04:15He says, and I quote,

04:16I am shocked to learn about the devastating bus fire accident

04:19near Chinnat Eko village in Karnool district.

04:23My heartfelt condolences go out to the families

04:25of those who have lost their loved ones.

04:27Government authorities will extend all possible support

04:30to the injured and affected families.

04:33That's the statement from the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

04:36on this horrific bus tragedy being reported from Karnool

04:40in which 11 people have lost their lives.

04:44Abdul, are any steps being taken from the government authorities' side?

04:48Well, the government authorities immediately, as the incident had taken place,

04:54the eyewitnesses have to say that police have responded instantly

04:58and reached the spot.

04:59The ambulances, three ambulances were on the spot.

05:02When the incident had taken place, fire engines reached the spot

05:04and tried to doze off the fire.

05:06The injured were immediately shifted to Karnool.

05:08It's a Karnool government hospital and now the ongoing operations are underway

05:15where the actual cause of fire and how many people were there inside

05:22when the whole bus was dutted in fire is yet to be done.

05:25All right, Abdul, thank you for getting us those details.

05:28We'll keep coming back to you for more updates on the story.

05:31So, horrific tragedy, the bus tragedy being reported from Andhra Pradesh's Karnool

05:35in which 11 people have unfortunately lost their lives

05:38and more than a dozen have been injured.

05:41The death toll is expected to rise further from 11.

05:45These are the visuals of the horrific tragedy.

05:47In fact, Andhra Pradesh's chief minister has also condoled the deaths

05:51and government authorities are taking action.

05:56An investigation is also underway.

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