Kurnool Horror: 20 Charred to Death as Locked Doors Trap Passengers in Burning Bus.

This special report focuses on the horrific bus tragedy in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, where a private bus traveling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire after colliding with a two-wheeler, killing at least 20 people. Passengers and eyewitnesses present inside the bus said that ‘the main doors of the bus remained locked after the mishap and the driver of the bus was not present when the fire engulfed the bus.’ Many victims were charred beyond recognition, and survivors described harrowing escapes by breaking emergency windows. The incident on National Highway 44 has prompted responses from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, with both states ordering inquiries and announcing support for the victims' families, including setting up helplines and ex-gratia payments.