Karnataka Bus Fire

Seven people travelling in a private bus are feared to have been burntto death in a road accident near Kamalapura town here during the early hours on Friday, police said.

Five people, including a baby, were killed while 27 people were critically injured after a bus caught fire near National Highway 4 at Hiriyur in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Tuesday.

A private bus has caught fire in Bangalore and at least three people are reported injured.

The fire was caused by a leak in the diesel fuel tank of the bus which carried 29 passengers.

All the seven victims of the bus fire at Haveri in Karnataka on Thursday have been identified, police said in Bangalore on Friday.

Pappu Yadav is one of the 45 passengers who managed to survive after the Volvo bus they were travelling in caught fire today while on its way from Bangalore to Mumbai.

Seven people, including a child, were burnt to death when a brand new luxury bus caught fire late last night, hours after leaving Bangalore for Mumbai.

A week after the bus fire tragedy in Andhra Pradesh, a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus, with 35 passengers, caught fire in Bangalore due to an engine snag but alert crew prevented a possible mishap.

Less than a week after 45 people were burnt alive in their sleep in a Bangalore to Hyderabad bus, little lessons have been learnt from the tragedy with operators openly flouting travel norms.

A day after the tragic mishap in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, in which 45 passengers of a Volvo bus were burnt alive after it caught fire, police today arrested the owner of the bus operator company and its driver.

Three people were burnt alive and 30 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh near the border with Karnataka late Friday, police said.

The bandh called by NDA and Left parties to protest the steep hike in petrol prices today disrupted normal life in parts of BJP-ruled Karnataka where bandh supporters set on fire three buses and stoned about a dozen others forcing authorities to withdraw bus services in the city.

A KSRTC bus was set ablaze at Rayarapalya near Kamath Hotel, Dobbspet, around 3.45 pm on Sunday. Police rushed to the spot, but were unable to apprehend the miscreants or ascertain the cause of the incident.

At least 29 people were killed and several others injured as bus collided with diesel tanker in Chitardurga district of Karnataka today. The bus reportedly caught fire after the collision.

Seven people travelling in a private bus are feared to have been burntto death in a road accident near Kamalapura town here during the early hours on Friday, police said.

Five people, including a baby, were killed while 27 people were critically injured after a bus caught fire near National Highway 4 at Hiriyur in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Tuesday.

A private bus has caught fire in Bangalore and at least three people are reported injured.

The fire was caused by a leak in the diesel fuel tank of the bus which carried 29 passengers.

All the seven victims of the bus fire at Haveri in Karnataka on Thursday have been identified, police said in Bangalore on Friday.

Pappu Yadav is one of the 45 passengers who managed to survive after the Volvo bus they were travelling in caught fire today while on its way from Bangalore to Mumbai.

Seven people, including a child, were burnt to death when a brand new luxury bus caught fire late last night, hours after leaving Bangalore for Mumbai.

A week after the bus fire tragedy in Andhra Pradesh, a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus, with 35 passengers, caught fire in Bangalore due to an engine snag but alert crew prevented a possible mishap.

Less than a week after 45 people were burnt alive in their sleep in a Bangalore to Hyderabad bus, little lessons have been learnt from the tragedy with operators openly flouting travel norms.

A day after the tragic mishap in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, in which 45 passengers of a Volvo bus were burnt alive after it caught fire, police today arrested the owner of the bus operator company and its driver.

Three people were burnt alive and 30 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh near the border with Karnataka late Friday, police said.

The bandh called by NDA and Left parties to protest the steep hike in petrol prices today disrupted normal life in parts of BJP-ruled Karnataka where bandh supporters set on fire three buses and stoned about a dozen others forcing authorities to withdraw bus services in the city.

A KSRTC bus was set ablaze at Rayarapalya near Kamath Hotel, Dobbspet, around 3.45 pm on Sunday. Police rushed to the spot, but were unable to apprehend the miscreants or ascertain the cause of the incident.

At least 29 people were killed and several others injured as bus collided with diesel tanker in Chitardurga district of Karnataka today. The bus reportedly caught fire after the collision.