CHITRADURGA: At least 10 people were charred to death, and several others sustained injuries after a private sleeper bus collided with a truck in the early hours of Thursday in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, triggering a massive fire that left the bus completely charred.
The accident took place near Gorlathu village in Hiriyur taluk, where the impact of the collision caused the bus to catch fire almost immediately.
The flames spread rapidly, trapping several passengers inside the vehicle and making rescue efforts extremely challenging.
The bus was travelling from Bengaluru to Shivamogga when it met with the accident on National Highway-48.
Following the collision, emergency services were alerted, and rescue and relief operations were launched without delay, with local authorities rushing to the scene.
Chitradurga Superintendent of Police Ranjith Kumar Bandaru and Inspector General of Police B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda, along with other senior police officials, reached the accident site.