Karnataka: 7 Dead As Bus Catches Fire In Kalaburagi, Rescue Ops Underway

Twenty-two passengers managed to escape from the bus that was completely burnt due to fire, news agency PTI reported police sources as saying.

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New Delhi: At least seven people travelling in a private bus are feared to have been burnt to death in a road accident near Kamalapura town in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi during the early hours on Friday, police said.

The bus was carrying 29 passengers from Goa to Hyderabad.

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Twenty-two passengers managed to escape from the bus that was completely burnt due to fire, news agency PTI reported police sources as saying.

Sources, as per the news agency, added the driver of the tempo trax is also severely injured in the accident.

Those injured have been shifted to various hospitals in Kalaburagi and are presently undergoing treatment.

The fire took place following an accident between the bus and tempo trax.

The rescue operation is presently underway.