As many as 36 passengers on a private travel bus in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district had a close call when the bus caught fire early Friday at Bheemavaram Adda Road in Ulavapadu mandal. Fortunately, there were no casualties reported, according to the police. The bus, operated by Kaveri Travels, was en route from Hyderabad to Tirupati when the driver noticed smoke coming from the engine.
All passengers were able to safely disembark from the bus before the fire consumed the vehicle, bringing a sense of relief to everyone involved. Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene to extinguish the flames, but the bus was completely destroyed in the incident. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, with authorities having registered a case to determine the circumstances.
Recent months have seen a spate of bus fire incidents in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. On April 27, a private bus in Telangana’s Medak district was engulfed in flames, though no passengers were onboard at the time. Tragically, a previous incident on March 26 in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district resulted in 14 fatalities and 15 injuries when a bus collided with a tipper truck, leading to a devastating fire that consumed both vehicles.
Another harrowing incident occurred on October 24, 2025, near Kurnool town in Andhra Pradesh, where 19 individuals lost their lives after a private bus caught fire following an accident involving a motorbike on the road. Similarly, a bus-truck collision in Telangana’s Rangareddy district on November 3, 2025, claimed 19 lives and left 24 others injured when a tipper truck collided with a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) bus.
