This SoSouth special report covers the horrific bus tragedy in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district and the escalating political turmoil within the Karnataka Congress. The programme details the accident involving a private bus that caught fire, killing 20 passengers, and the response from AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, and AP Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha. A survivor recounted the horror, stating, 'I was trying to go from the front, but the front main door was locked. There was no driver there.' The report then shifts to the political crisis in Karnataka, where CM Siddaramaiah's son, Yatindra, sparked a row with his comments about his father's career, intensifying the rift between Siddaramaiah's and DK Shivakumar's loyalists. The show also touches upon the persistent issue of deadly potholes in Karnataka, referencing a recent fatal accident in Mangaluru.
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00:24the news that matters most to you joining me now is abdul bashir from karnul andhra pradesh
00:30will bring the latest on bus tragedy
00:42okay a tragic incident has taken place in the karnul district of andhra pradesh kulur mandal
00:50where a bus which was traveling from hyderabad towards bangaluru this private bus is an ac bus
00:56completely packed bus which was uh which started from hyderabad at around 9 pm with 40 passengers
01:04and a driver had caught a fire after it met with an accident where uh it hit a motorcycle and and on
01:12dragging it uh the fuel tank lit uh and the whole uh bus had caught fire among which 21 uh people
01:20who were inside the bus had managed to escape with some of them minor and major injuries but other 20
01:27have lost their lives now this incident has taken place at 3 am in karnul district of andhra pradesh
01:35where this bus was traveling now there are many buses which are regularly move moving from
01:39hyderabad to bangaluru but this bus which was uh moving had uh you know uh met with this particular
01:46accident now here the authorities had reached the spot and rescued the uh 21 members who were there
01:52the injured were shifted to the karnul government hospital where we are right now headed and the other
01:58the deceased uh among which 11 bodies were recovered and the other nine were completely uh charred uh and
02:06their dna uh test was done and they were identified now here the authorities are continuously investigating
02:14as to what was the cause of this uh tragic accident that has taken place were there any uh you know lapses
02:21the safety lapses that are there safety equipments present in the bus or was it uh careless or reckless
02:28driving what we have learned through our investigation is that the bus that was traveling this is uh this
02:34registered uh this bus was registered on kaveri and uh this bus had more than 23 000 chalans in telangana
02:42state itself and most of them were over speeding now this angle also will be proved by the authorities
02:47the authorities have uh started their investigation as to what was the cause of incident what was the
02:52loss and how did this whole incident take place uh and uh what and apart from this both andhra pradesh and the telangana
03:00telangana government has given uh their necessary help was done like uh they both the sp and collector
03:06from uh karnool and gadwal from telangana were on spot uh in the rescue operations helpline numbers were
03:14given and uh people who were injured their families were informed and the deceased families were also
03:21contacted through this helpline now here this is a very tragic incident that has taken place let's listen
03:28in to the reactions that have come in to the reactions that have come in
03:32okay okay all right attack every day they have attacked and then they do
03:35but rather you can choose this summer
03:37example of the two-wheeler vehicle key as the brake chase uh
03:41vehicle and the front row's kinder down side was struck
03:44maybe a force canary a fire and be so uh
03:48what is that so i don't know so i don't know
03:51uh
04:03total passengers
04:05In the same way, it was a passenger from 45 hours to 45 hours.
04:13I saw that the left side was coming, and the other side was coming.
04:17After that, there was a panic.
04:20I saw my back, I kept my phone in my pocket,
04:24and I just tried to leave.
04:27Sometimes, 4-5 people are coming slowly,
04:30all the firefighters were screaming.
04:32I tried to leave, but the main door was locked.
04:35The driver was not locked there.
04:38The doors were locked there.
04:40The AC bus was locked.
04:44The fire was spread.
04:46Some people left the driver's window.
04:49The door was not open,
04:51but the door was closed,
04:55the door was closed.
04:58I was on the back,
05:00and the other door was locked.
05:02The door was closed,
05:03it was just a difficulty.
05:05The door was locked.
05:06The door was locked.
05:07It was a accident.
05:08It was cleaned,
05:09but when we were seen,
05:10the door was locked there.
05:11The door had been closing the door.
05:12As soon as possible,
05:13the door was closed.
05:14The door also broke.
05:15I am making a jump in the bus.
05:17In the morning of the 3 o'clock, the bus was in the H44.
05:24It was the Bangalore Highway, which has been sent to the passengers to the Bangalore.
05:31It was about 3 o'clock at the time.
05:35So, the bus drivers are safe as the bus drivers and the bus drivers are safe.
05:39The total 23 members are safe.
05:42In the GGS, there are small fractures in all of them.
05:48They have 28-30 years.
05:52They have two fractures.
05:54They are safe.
05:56The wall is stable and safe.
05:57But small fractures have to stay.
06:00In the GGS, there are small fractures.
06:04They are not the same as the RMG from Hyderabad.
06:08They are actually in the CCC program.
06:10They are in the Casualty Hospital.
06:14They are clearly here.
06:17They are in the bone number.
06:21There are many cells in the bone.
06:24well we are right now at the karnool government hospital here where the uh injured have been
06:39bought for treatment and the deceased have been bought for the pm the post-mortem examination
06:45now as you can see that heavy police deployment can be seen here the authorities are lined up and
06:51assisting most of the uh you know uh attenders or the patients relatives here that the injured
06:57relatives here and the deceased relatives here are being uh spoke of the the uh the authorities
07:03are helping them as to what exactly has happened and to reach their loved ones so this is a situation
07:08at the karnool government hospital as you can see the home minister anita has also visited
07:12the injured uh she's taken a stock of the situation however the chief minister uh narachandra babunaidu
07:18he's on a dubai tour but exactly uh the early hours today when the incident has taken place he was
07:24the one uh to just uh call and take the stock of the whole situation here in karnool's kallur mandal
07:30and the telangana chief minister reyvind reddy also had a review meeting where he has asked the
07:35officials to be on an alert and also issued a helpline uh to assist those from telangana state
07:42now here what we are understanding is that this accident the tragic accident that has taken place
07:48at the kallur mandal has sent shock waves in telangana andra and karnataka here what we are
07:55what we are learning is that this accident there are many buses that travel from hyderabad to bangaluru
08:00or to vijayward and these buses are ac buses completely packed buses but what is most shocking
08:06is that now people are thinking about safety in these buses that are the many people especially
08:1140 to 50 members usually travel in these buses at a time and this if this is the situation then
08:17people are are questioning the safety measures that are usually taken while traveling in these
08:23particular buses well we have some more reactions coming in let's listen in
08:27we have some more questions
08:29we have some questions
08:31we have some questions
08:33today what has happened
09:01I think there is some mischief or negligence what has happened.
09:08A thorough inquiry has to be done.
09:10And I fully pray God because it is not a small incident in the history of recent times.
09:19Such incidents should not have occurred.
09:22So we ask the concerned government to have a thorough inquiry in this.
09:29And we should have a precautionary measure with all such type of vigil.
09:59In this Cauvery Travel, the private travel agency, a private travel bus, when it began with its AC bus moving from Hyderabad towards Bengaluru is where in Kallur, in this mandal where we are standing right now in, is where the accident has taken place.
10:1421 members have managed to escape fortunately, but unfortunately 20 members have lost their lives.
10:22Now these 21 members who have managed to escape, among which were 12 people who were injured and one was critically injured is what the authorities have said.
10:31Now eight members among them, eight to nine members among them had managed to escape with their conscious state of mind.
10:39And the others who were, might be sleeping or because it was 3 a.m. in the night have, you know, caught under the whole fire or doors of fire that had taken place.
10:51The authorities are continuously working to understand what is the cause of this incident that has taken place.
10:57That is all we have from the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
11:00Over to you, Sagay.
11:09Thank you Abdul, CM Nataka continues in Karnataka, discontent brews within Congress in Karnataka after Chief Minister Sun remarked that his father was in the fag end of his political career and described Satish Jarkvili as a leader with similar progressive ideological thinking.
11:30A fierce CM loyalist versus DK Shukumar loyalist face-off now brews within the party.
11:36Loyalists of Siddharamaya have now questioned Yatindra's statements saying that he must comply with the discipline code of the party and think before making such statements.
11:46However, they also said that Satish Jarkvili remained an important leader and that they are bound by High Command's decision.
11:54Loyalist of DK Shukumar meanwhile questioned inaction against Yatindra Siddharamaya.
12:00The expressed discontent as to why no notice was served to him for making such statements.
12:07Karnataka BJP meanwhile slammed Congress alleging that law and order had collapsed in the state because of politics by Congress.
12:15BJP also alleged that CM was only creating confusion among his leaders.
12:21Listen to the reactions coming in.
12:23So Congress, MLA's Iqbal Hussein and Shibaganga has raised a question stating that if they speak anything against the government, discipline reaction will be served.
12:34Still I stand with it.
12:41Discipline is on the priority of my party.
12:43See, Siddharamaya is a tall leader.
12:46We need him as a big leader for Congress.
12:50Whatever, I don't know why, I think it has informed that it is a faggot of his career.
12:56That is one side.
12:58The second side is, whatever we speak, it is, we are supposed to be under the discipline code of conduct of Congress party.
13:07So I think you should go and ask, what is the statement means?
13:11Yes.
13:12I am thinking about it.
13:14I have given the statement, but I have given the statement.
13:19But now the CM's daughter has made a false statement.
13:24I am looking at the statement, but why did I not give the statement, I am thinking about it.
13:30I am looking at the statement, and now everyone knows what we have to do.
13:33The MLA's, the MLA's, the MLA's, the MLA's, the MLA's.
13:38I come to think about it.
14:08This is why B.K. Shiv Kumar Ji's place, Satish Jaki Oli, Parmeshwar Ji's name, and the other, Malkar Junkarjee Ji's name.
14:19These names are called Confusion Create, and who is going to be asked for the question of Sidra Maia Ji's name?
14:29Because of that, Sidra Maia Ji's name will remain more than a day, and this is the calculation of Sidra Maia Ji's name.
14:38End to Porthole Mess in Karnataka.
14:41Another Porthole incident in the city of Mangaluru has now thrown light on the state of roads in Karnataka.
14:47This even as the government promises to fix portos on roads across the state.
14:52On your screen are visuals from Mangaluru in Karnataka.
14:55A couple travelling on a scooter can be seen trying to avoid a porthole in front of them, but in vain.
15:02The scooter weed off the road, thereby leaving the couple to fall off the scooter.
15:07A 44-year-old woman from Karnataka's Mangaluru earlier died after the two-wheeler.
15:14She was trying allegedly toppled over a pothole, causing her to fall under the wheels of a moving lorry on the National Highway near Kuluru on September 9th.
15:24The disease was identified as Madhavi, a resident from Suratkal.
15:28Madhavi was riding her scooter on National Highway 66.
15:32Her vehicle fell into a large pothole, causing her to lose control and fall by the roadside.
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