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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