Bus collision blaze kills 20 in southern India, media say
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NEW DELHI -A fire sparked by a fuel leak following the collision of a private bus and a motorcycle on the route between India's southern tech cities of Bengaluru and Hyderabad killed at least 20 people, domestic media said on Friday (Oct 24), citing officials.
Though India is the world's third-largest car market, it has some of the deadliest roads, with road accidents last year killing about 180,000 nationwide, authorities said in January.
A bus travelling between Bengaluru and Hyderabad in India caught fire on Friday (Oct 24) after colliding with a motorcycle, leading to a fuel leak which ignited. According to Indian media, at least 20 have died while officials said 21 out of the 41 passengers on the bus were rescued. #india #news #bus #trafficaccident #fire #death
"Of the 41 passengers, 21 have been rescued," A Siri, a district revenue official, told news agency ANI. "Among the remaining, the bodies of 11 have been identified so far."
A similar accident last month killed 19 people in the western desert state of Rajasthan when a private bus caught fire.
Reuters has a minority stake in ANI.
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