BENGALURU: A team from Karnataka has left for Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh to gather information about passengers from Bengaluru following the tragic bus accident in which 11 passengers were feared burnt alive in the early hours of Thursday, stated Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy. The bus that was registered in Odisha was travelling to Bengaluru from Hyderabad when the tragedy struck.
Speaking to the media, Minister Reddy said, “I have spoken to the officers and gathered information that the bus had an All India permit, which allows it to operate anywhere in the country. I have directed officers from Bagepalli, the nearest town to Kurnool, to rush to the spot and collect details about passengers from our state.”
“They do not have a fixed route. The law permits such buses to operate without paying taxes to a particular state. Earlier, buses did not have emergency doors. After a similar tragedy, I ensured that double emergency doors were installed in all RTC and private buses — more than 50, 000 in total, ” Minister Reddy said.