A luxury intercity bus travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire in the early hours of Friday near Ullindakonda in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district, killing 19 people and injuring several others.
According to preliminary investigation reports, the accident occurred around 3:30 am on National Highway 44, when the air-conditioned sleeper coach belonging to Vemuri Kaveri Travels rammed a two-wheeler. Police suspect the motorcycle got trapped beneath the undercarriage of the bus, causing friction and sparks that quickly ignited the fuel system.
Official records accessed by NDTV show that the bus bore the registration number DD01N9490. It was originally registered in Daman and Diu in August 2018 and owned by Vemuri Kaveri Travels, a private operator based in Odisha’s Rayagada district. The proprietor, Vemuri Vinod Kumar, registered the vehicle under the address of Sai Laxmi Nagar in Rayagada.
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