A household of 4 from Andhra Pradesh, residing in Bengaluru, are suspected to be among the many 20 folks reported lifeless in a hearth that gutted a Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus close to Kurnool within the early hours of Friday.
A person recognized as Ramesh, his spouse and two younger youngsters had reportedly travelled to their hometown of Hyderabad for Diwali, and had been returning to Bengaluru when the incident occurred. A affirmation of their deaths is awaited, in response to the Karnataka Police.
The gasoline tank of the personal bus on its solution to Bengaluru caught fireplace following an accident involving a scooter. The bus with 41 passengers is reported to have caught fireplace instantaneously, charring a number of passengers to dying.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and different leaders have condoled the deaths within the incident.
“Disturbed and pained by the tragic bus fireplace accident on the Hyderabad–Bengaluru route close to Chinnatekuru village in Kurnool district. A number of treasured lives had been misplaced and plenty of sustained accidents on this heartbreaking incident,” Siddaramaiah stated.
Kharge additionally expressed his condolences. “The tragic incident of a bus catching fireplace on the Hyderabad–Bengaluru freeway in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, ensuing within the lack of many treasured lives, is profoundly distressing. I prolong my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved households of all of the passengers who misplaced their lives on this tragedy and need a swift restoration to these injured. It’s crucial to make sure accountability for these unlucky recurring incidents,” he stated.
Former chief minister and BJP chief Basavaraj Bommai additionally termed the incident “heartbreaking”.