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The V Kaveri Travels autobus that met with a fatal mishap adjacent Kurnool district, claiming respective lives, was registered successful Rayagada territory of Odisha, according to Telangana Transport Department officials.
The autobus was travelling from Bengaluru to Hyderabad erstwhile the mishap occurred connected aboriginal Friday (October 24, 2025).
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Officials said the bus, bearing registration fig DD 01 N 9490, had accumulated e-challans to the tune of ₹23,120 for violations specified arsenic overspeeding, driving connected the incorrect broadside of the road, and obstruction of the carriageway.
“Since the autobus is registered successful Rayagada, Odisha, our administrative relation is limited. However, we volition beryllium extending each logistical and inter-departmental enactment required,” a elder transport section authoritative said.
The authoritative added that erstwhile an probe is initiated, authorities typically verify whether immoderate unauthorised modifications were made to the vehicle, including further seating oregon obstructed exits, though specified alterations are present fewer and acold between.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, the section is apt to initiate a reappraisal of backstage transport operators to cheque the validity of fitness, pollution, insurance, and licence documents.
“A thorough reappraisal of each backstage autobus operators whitethorn beryllium taken up successful the coming days,” the authoritative said.
The mishap evoked grim memories of the 2013 Mahbubnagar autobus fire, successful which 45 passengers were charred to decease successful a small implicit 10 minutes portion travelling from Bengaluru to Hyderabad. The probe successful that lawsuit revealed that the bus, a Volvo, caught occurrence aft a information of a culvert struck the artillery compartment, igniting the substance tanks and trapping passengers owed to an obstructed exit.
Officials noted that some roadworthy plan and conveyance plan are examined successful item during specified probes to forestall recurrence of akin incidents.
