Six burnt alive as car catches fire after head-on collision with bus in Yadgir district

KARNATAKA: A tragic road accident claimed six lives after a head-on collision between a car and a private bus resulted in a deadly blaze in Yadgir district of Karnataka on Friday.

Six people travelling in the car were burnt alive, while locals rescued two others from the vehicle. They sustained serious injuries and have been shifted to a hospital. The condition of one of the injured is critical.

According to police, the incident occurred near Devapur in Surpur taluk, within the limits of Surpur Police Station.

According to initial reports, the car was travelling from Yadgir towards Raichur when it collided with a private bus coming from Bengaluru towards Kalaburagi.

The impact of the collision was severe, causing the car and the bus to catch fire instantly. The car was completely gutted in the blaze, leaving all six occupants dead on the spot.