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Telangana: On Saturday, an police official said that a woman was burnt alive when a private bus caught fire in Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana. According to official, the Volvo bus of a private travel company carrying around 50 passengers, en route to Chittoor from Hyderabad overturned and caught fire.
According to the information, four other passengers injured in this incident. The incident happened on Hyderabad-Bangalore national highway near Erravalli crossroads at around 2.30 am.
The bus was carrying 40-50 passengers. While almost all passengers jumped out by breaking glass windows, a woman was caught in the flames and was charred to death. By the time fire tenders reached the spot, the woman was charred to death.Four passengers were also injured in the accident.
After the incident, Three of them were admitted to a hospital in Gadwal while the fourth one was shifted to Hyderabad. After receiving the information about this incident, a fire tender rushed to the spot and doused the fire. The bus was completely gutted.
Locals informed the police and emergency services about the incident, after which fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the flames were doused. However, the bus was completely gutted in the incident.Police suspect that the driver fell asleep at the wheel which led to the accident. Police registered a case and took up an investigation.
