Private travels bus goes up in flames in Anantapur district, passengers safe
The Peddavadugur police and fire services personnel rush to the spot and bring the flames under control
In the early hours of Thursday, a private travels bus caught fire on National Highway-44, near Miduturu in the Peddavadugur mandal of Anantapur district, according to police reports. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. The bus was en route from Bengaluru to Hyderabad when the flames were first noticed on the rear portion of the vehicle.
Driver Siddhaiah Swamy immediately recognized the fire and managed to bring the bus to a safe stop. All 33 passengers promptly disembarked from the vehicle before the flames had a chance to engulf it. Police and fire services personnel from the Peddavadugur area were swiftly dispatched to the scene and managed to control the rapidly spreading fire, which ultimately engulfed the bus entirely.
Upon arriving at the location, District Superintendent of Police P Jagadeesh visited the spot and ordered a thorough and comprehensive investigation into the incident. He directed his officials to submit a detailed report on the matter.
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