Hyderabad, Jan 13 : A woman was burnt alive and four other passengers injured when a private bus caught fire in Telangana’s Jogulamba Gadwal district, early on Saturday.
The incident occurred on Hyderabad-Bangalore national highway near Erravalli crossroads at around 2.30 a.m.
The Volvo bus of a private travel company, which was on its way to Chittoor from Hyderabad, overturned and caught fire.The bus was carrying 40-50 passengers.
While almost all passengers jumped out by breaking glass windows, a woman was caught in the flames and was charred to death.
Four passengers were also injured in the accident.
Three of them were admitted to a hospital in Gadwal while the fourth one was shifted to Hyderabad.
Upon receiving the information, a fire tender rushed to the spot and doused the fire.The bus was completely gutted.Police suspect that the driver fell asleep at the wheel which led to the accident.
Police registered a case and took up investigation.
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