- विज्ञापन -
Palandu: In a tragic incident, six passengers were charred to death while 20 others were seriously injured when a private bus caught fire in Palandu District of Andhra Pradesh. It is reported that the bus collided with a tipper lorry in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district and caught fire. The incident occurred during the early hours of Wednesday.
The Police said that the accident occurred as the private bus collided head on with a tipper during wee hours. Accident took place near Pasumarru in Chilkaluripeta Mandal. The Bus was going to Hyderabad coming from Nilayapalem. The injured passengers said that they were returning to Hyderabad after casting votes.
The deceased of this tragic incident have been identified by the police. The deceased were identified as Kasi Brahmeshwara Rao (62), Lakshmi (58), Srisai (9), bus driver Anji, tipper driver Hari Singh, a native of Madhya Pradesh. One deceased is yet to be identified.
Efforts were made to douse the fire after the bus and tipper collided but by then both were completely gutted. Police reached the spot and injured were rushed to government hospitals in Chilakaluripet and Guntur.
A survivor said passengers rushed out immediately after the bus caught fire following the collision. Some jumped out of the windows by breaking window panes to save themselves. However, an elderly couple and a child could not come out.
The bus was carrying about 42 passengers. They hailed from Nilayapalem mandal in Bapatla district and were returning to Hyderabad after casting their votes on Monday.
