Miraculous escape for 29 passengers as private bus catches fire

Twenty-nine passengers connected a backstage autobus had a miraculous flight aft it was gutted by occurrence astatine Thalagasi Palli Cross successful Garladinne mandal, Anantapur district, successful the aboriginal hours of Friday. According to Garladinne police, the occurrence broke retired aft a tyre burst, causing flames to dispersed rapidly done the vehicle. The operator instantly swerved to the near and safely parked the bus, alerting the passengers. They managed to evacuate utilizing the exigency exit and by breaking the windows. The bus, which was en way to Raichur via Bengaluru, was reduced to ashes wrong minutes, earlier Fire Department unit arrived astatine the scene.

Published - October 17, 2025 07:18 p.m. IST