Private travels bus gutted in fire near Rajupalem, all passengers escape safely

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A backstage  question   autobus  carrying 36 passengers from Hyderabad to Tirupati abruptly  caught occurrence  and was wholly  gutted adjacent   Rajupalem successful  Ulavapadu mandal of Prakasam territory  connected  the Kolkata–Chennai National Highway successful  the aboriginal  hours of Friday (May 15).

A backstage question autobus carrying 36 passengers from Hyderabad to Tirupati abruptly caught occurrence and was wholly gutted adjacent Rajupalem successful Ulavapadu mandal of Prakasam territory connected the Kolkata–Chennai National Highway successful the aboriginal hours of Friday (May 15). | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS

A backstage autobus travelling from Hyderabad to Tirupati connected the Kolkata–Chennai National Highway was gutted successful a occurrence adjacent Rajupalem successful Ulavapadu mandal of Prakasam territory during the aboriginal hours of Friday (May 15). All 37 persons successful the bus, including 2 drivers, escaped safely done the windows and the main doorway without immoderate injuries.

According to the police, the incidental happened astatine Bheemavaram Cross Roads astatine astir 3 a.m. As per the archetypal report, 1 of the rear tyres connected the right-side of the autobus got stuck and the autobus reportedly caught occurrence owed to the friction. However, the existent origin of occurrence is yet to beryllium ascertained.

A backstage  question   autobus  carrying 36 passengers from Hyderabad to Tirupati abruptly  caught occurrence  and was wholly  gutted adjacent   Rajupalem successful  Ulavapadu mandal of Prakasam territory  connected  the Kolkata–Chennai National Highway successful  the aboriginal  hours of Friday (May 15).

A backstage question autobus carrying 36 passengers from Hyderabad to Tirupati abruptly caught occurrence and was wholly gutted adjacent Rajupalem successful Ulavapadu mandal of Prakasam territory connected the Kolkata–Chennai National Highway successful the aboriginal hours of Friday (May 15). | Photo Credit: KOMMURI SRINIVAS

The passengers were instantly alerted by the operator and the cleaner. With their support, each the passengers on with and their luggage came retired of the bus, portion immoderate of them broke the windows to escape. Meanwhile, the Fire section unit arrived and controlled the fire. Investigation is on.

Published - May 15, 2026 03:35 p.m. IST

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