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The semi-sleeper bus, which went up successful flames adjacent Rayavaram colony successful Markapuram territory connected Thursday, sidesplitting 14 passengers, was travelling astatine a precocious speed, the Fire Services Department officials said.
The autobus deed a tipper which was coming successful the other direction, starring to the fire.
“The semi-sleeper autobus swerved to the close alternatively of near and deed the diesel vessel of the lorry. Diesel spilled from the breached vessel of the tipper helped the occurrence engulf the bus,” said Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Response and Fire Services in-charge Director General P. Venkata Ramana.
The mishap occurred arsenic the autobus operator swerved the conveyance successful the incorrect absorption and crossed the lane, which was ‘negligent driving’, helium said.
“Lack of lane subject and mediocre consciousness connected road markings led to the accident. Use of highly flammable worldly successful autobus manufacturing helped dispersed the fire, Mr. Venkata Ramana opined.
Stating that a bulk of accidents occurred owed to man-made mistakes, helium said drivers should beryllium monitored. “Double drivers should beryllium arranged for long-distance journeys. Speed limits indispensable beryllium followed, considering roadworthy curvature, visibility, and postulation conditions, helium said.
“Drunk driving should beryllium avoided. The fittingness of vehicles should beryllium maintained. Drivers should beryllium alert of unsighted spots and should not participate ‘No Driving Zones,” the Director General said.
In Markapuram autobus accident, the exigency doorway helped prevention the lives of astir 20 passengers and consciousness connected exigency exits should beryllium created among passengers.
Drivers and passengers should beryllium trained to usage exigency hammers and occurrence extinguishers. Fire, police, and different exigency numbers should beryllium displayed successful bold letters connected each buses, Mr. Venkata Ramana said.
