Bangalore: Seven passengers were burnt to death and 25 injured yesterday when a luxury bus headed to Mumbai caught fire after ramming into the railing of a bridge in Karnataka, police said.
The horrific accident took place around 2.45am on National Highway 4 near Haveri town, about 330km from here. “The private bus, which was on its way to Mumbai from Bangalore, crashed into the railing at high speed and caught fire as its fuel tank cracked,” Haveri Superintendent of Police M Shashi Kumar said.
In yesterday’s incident, 43 men, six women and a girl child were in the bus, operated by the Bangalore-based Nationals Travels. The bus left Bangalore late on Wednesday after picking up passengers from seven points. It was scheduled to reach Mumbai yesterday afternoon.
Six of the 25 injured were admitted in a state-run hospital at Hubli. . One of the two drivers died in the accident. The other driver fled from the accident spot and is absconding. IANS
