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…
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Bengaluru, Dec 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced Rs 5 lakh each solatium to the families of victims who lost their lives in the bus tragedy in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district in the wee hours of Thursday.Taking to social media X, CM Siddaramaiah announced, “An ex-gratia compensation of Rs 5 lakh each will be provided to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic accident in Chitradurga, while those injured will be given Rs 50,000 each.””I have obtained …
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) In a major tragedy on Christmas Day, at least nine persons were burned alive and 21 others injured after a sleeper coach bus caught fire following a collision with a truck in Chitradurga district of Karnataka in the early hours of Thursday.According to the police, the incident occurred around 2 a.m. at Gorlattu Cross on National Highway 48 when a truck coming from the opposite direction jumped the divider and rammed into the bus after the driver lost control.Preliminar…