Chitradurga, Dec 26 (IANS) The death toll in the bus tragedy in Karnataka’s Chitradurga mounted to seven after the ill-fated bus driver succumbed to injuries in the wee hours on Friday.At least six people were burnt alive, and 21 others suffered burns after a sleeper coach bus caught fire following a collision with a container truck in Chitradurga district of Karnataka on Thursday.The bus driver, 42-year-old Mohammad Rafeeq, a resident of Shiggaon in Haveri district, was admitted to KIMS Hospita…
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Bengaluru, Dec 25 (IANS) In a major tragedy on Christmas Day, at least six persons were burnt alive and 21 others injured after a sleeper coach bus caught fire following a collision with a container truck in Chitradurga district of Karnataka in the early hours of Thursday. Chitradurga Superintendent of Police Ranjit Kumar Bandaru said the death toll in the bus tragedy stood at six, including four women, a child and the driver of the container truck.“In total, five dead bodies have been recover…
Chitradurga, Dec 25 (IANS) Four bodies were recovered from the bus, which caught fire after being hit by a container truck in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district on Thursday. The body of the container truck driver has also been recovered.Preliminary investigations have revealed that three bus passengers are missing, and the police are hopeful that they are alive.So far, five deaths have been confirmed in the incident.Clarifying the confusion surrounding the number of deaths in the tragedy, IGP (Eas…
Chitradurga, Dec 25 (IANS) Recounting the tragedy in which nine people were burned alive, including eight passengers travelling in the Sea Bird sleeper coach bus in Chitradurga district of Karnataka in the early hours of Thursday, the bus driver, Rafeeq, said from his hospital bed that all he remembers is a speeding truck suddenly crashing into his bus.“I was driving the bus at a speed of around 60 to 70 kmph. All I remember is a container truck coming and hitting my vehicle. I tried to contro…
Chitradurga, Dec 25 (IANS) At least 10 people were charred to death, and several others sustained injuries after a private sleeper bus collided with a truck in the early hours of Thursday in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, triggering a massive fire that left the bus completely charred. The accident took place near Gorlathu village in Hiriyur taluk, where the impact of the collision caused the bus to catch fire almost immediately.The flames spread rapidly, trapping several passengers inside t…