25 Dead as Bus Catches Fire in Andhra Pradesh; Centre Announces Relief

Kurnool: At least 25 people were killed and 12 others injured when a private bus caught fire in Chinnettakoor village of Kurnool district early Friday morning. The Volvo bus, operated by Kaveri Travels, was en route from Hyderabad to Bengaluru when a motorcycle collided with it, causing fuel leakage that led to the blaze. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences and announced ex-gratia payments of ₹2 lakh each for the deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund.