Fire Engulfs Bus in Southern India, Killing 20

New York Times - WorldCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Suhasini Raj and Adeel HassanOctober 24, 2025 at 02:49 PM

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A bus in southern India was involved in a fatal accident on Friday morning, resulting in 20 deaths and injuring several others. A motorcycle struck the bus, causing sparks that ignited the fuel tank, which then caught fire. Most passengers were asleep at the time of the incident, but some managed to escape by breaking windows and jumping onto the pavement. The bus was traveling between Hyderabad and Bengaluru when the accident occurred in a village near Kurnool, approximately 130 miles south of Hyderabad. The driver and assistant survived, while 17 adults and 2 children died in the fire, along with the motorbike rider. This incident marks at least the second major bus accident in India in two weeks, following another fatal fire caused by an air-conditioner's wiring short circuit on October 14.

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