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Agra: Thirteen people were charred to death and more than 100 suffered injuries in a deadly pile-up involving 18-19 vehicles - including eight passenger buses, cars and SUVs - on the Yamuna Expressway in UP's Mathura district early Tuesday.The accident was reported around 3.40am near milestone 127 under Baldeo police station. Sources said a car and a bus first collided, and as these two vehicles stopped on the road, others coming from the Agra side and heading towards Noida started piling up one ...Read More >
Pilibhit (UP), Oct 28 (PTI) A man and his daughter from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district were burned to death in front of their family members when a private bus carrying labourers caught fire after coming in contact with a high-tension power line in Jaipur on Tuesday, police said. According to police, several passengers managed to jump out of the bus, while 10 others were injured. Naseem (50), who had been working as a labourer at a brick kiln in Manoharpur, Jaipur, for the past three years, ...Read More >
In another major bus accident in Jaipur, two people were burnt to death after the vehicle carrying labourers came in contact with a high-tension power line. An 11,000-kilovolt power line broke and fell onto the bus, leading to an electric shock and fire. Ten labourers on board had come from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly to work at a brick kiln in Todi. Five of the labourers are in critical condition and have been referred to Sawai Maan Singh Hospital in Jaipur. Four others are being treated at the S ...Read More >
Jaipur: The Jaipur Regional Transport Office (RTO) Saturday started a week-long inspection of long-distance buses following the bus fire on Jodhpur-Jaisalmer highway which claimed 26 lives recently. Jaipur RTO-I has formed an expert committee to carry out these inspections."We are focusing on three things during this inspection. First, we are checking whether these buses have valid permits and other necessary clearances. Second, we are ensuring these buses do not use fake chassis or registration ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Equating drunk drivers to terrorists and describing drunk driving as an "act of terror on the roads of Hyderabad", police commissioner VC Sajjanar has vowed to adopt a stringent zero-tolerance policy against drunk driving cases going forward.In a scathing attack against offenders who choose to drive while being under the influence of alcohol, the commissioner called the Kurnool bus tragedy a preventable massacre, caused by the reckless and irresponsible behaviour of an intoxicated bik ...Read More >
* Negligent riding by a drunk biker likely caused the bus fire in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh * The biker appeared drunk in CCTV footage shortly before crashing into the luxury bus * The bus caught fire after the crash, killing 19 passengers who were asleep and the biker Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Hyderabad: Negligent riding by a drunk biker is suspected to have caused the bus inferno that left 20 people dead in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool yesterday. CCTV footage ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: In the wake of the Kurnool bus tragedy that claimed 19 lives, the Andhra Pradesh Transport Department launched a massive statewide enforcement drive on Sunday to curb violations by private travel operators. The special operation, conducted across all districts, led to 361 cases being booked for various offences, while 40 private buses were seized for serious irregularities. The move follows the fatal accident near Chinnatekuru in Kurnool district, where a sleeper bus of Vemuri Kaver ...Read More >
No passenger was trapped inside the burning bus. Lucknow: A double-decker sleeper bus with 70 passengers on board caught fire near the Revri toll plaza on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway early Sunday. All passengers were safely evacuated, and there were no injuries reported. The bus was travelling from Delhi to Gonda via Lucknow. The bus suddenly caught fire around 500 metres ahead of the toll plaza. Speaking to PTI, officials said police teams and the fire brigade reached the spot after being a ...Read More >
Lucknow: Quick thinking by bus driver Jagat Singh and his two aides, Shyam Sundar and Manish, saved the lives of 39 passengers when their Delhi-Gonda sleeper bus suddenly caught fire on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway early Sunday morning.Speaking to The Times of India, driver Jagat Singh recounted the harrowing moments before the bus was engulfed in flames. "Around 4:30 am, the rear tyre suddenly burst with a loud sound. I immediately pulled the bus to the side and got down to check. Within moments ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- The driver of the double-decker sleeper bus that went up in flames killing 20 and injuring many others in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh was arrested, police said Sunday. The accused was found to have secured his heavy vehicle driving licence using forged educational certificates. According to police, the investigators have found that the driver, who studied only up to Class 5, managed to get a heavy vehicle driving licence with a fake Class 10 certi ...Read More >
Tirupati: Contrary to initial police assessments that the Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus fire that killed 19 passengers started when the Kaveri Travels bus rammed a two-wheeler near Chinna Tekuru village on the outskirts of Kurnool, leading to the death of the biker, it emerged on Saturday that the bike had in fact skidded and was lying stationary on the highway when the bus ran over it.Surveillance camera footage from a nearby petrol station helped the police connect the dots. Investigating teams foun ...Read More >
Kurnool: Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru-bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk. In the wee hours of October 24, the sleeper bus ran over a two-wheeler, which had already met in an accident, at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district. There were 44 passengers on the bus, and several managed to escape. The two-wheeler was dragged forward underneath the bus, leading to the bursting of i ...Read More >
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Oct 26 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh police on Sunday confirmed that the two bike-borne persons connected to the Bengaluru-bound bus fire accident, which claimed the lives of 19 passengers, were drunk. In the wee hours of October 24, the sleeper bus ran over a two-wheeler, which had already met in an accident, at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool district. There were 44 passengers on the bus and several managed to escape. The two-wheeler was dragged forward underneath the bus, ...Read More >
KURNOOL: Most passengers on the Kaveri bus on Friday could not escape after the fire incident as the emergency door got jammed. The illegally re-designed bus obstructed their exit. According to guidelines of the central government's MoRTH (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways), every bus should have emergency doors, windows, escape hatches, and even trap doors on the floor to ensure passenger safety, alongside passenger convenience. However, many travel bus operators modify these approved g ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Kaveri Travels sleeper bus involved in Friday's tragic accident had a troubling record, racking up 16 traffic violations in Telangana, with fines totalling Rs 23,000, despite holding valid fitness, permit and insurance documents, officials said. Records reveal that the seven-year-old Scania bus (registration number DD01N9490) was registered under the Rayagada Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Odisha on August 8, 2018. The vehicle carried a base tourist permit issued by Odisha a ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Three residents of Bengaluru, including a woman and her son, were among the victims of the Kurnool bus fire that killed 20 passengers early Friday. Two of the deceased have been identified as Philomena Baby (64) and her son Kishore Kumar (41), residents of A Narayanpura near K R Pura. They were travelling in lower berths of the private sleeper bus when it caught fire and were charred to death.Transport minister Ramalinga Reddy said another passenger, Argha Bandopadhya, who died in the ...Read More >
Vijayawada: The ill-fated Kaveri Travels bus was found to have multiple violations as far as safety was concerned. The bus, which was registered with a capacity of 43 seats according to Vahan data, was converted into a sleeper coach. According to Central Motor Vehicle (CMV) rules, sleeper buses should get approval from the registration authority for layout of seats and measurements of the bus body, including height, width, and length.The bus also lacked adequate fire safety mechanisms. Sleeper b ...Read More >
Jaipur: The state transport department has given a deadline of Oct 31 to private bus operators to check all safety features in buses, such as installation of fire extinguishers and functional emergency exits. After a meeting with senior officials from the state transport department Friday, private bus operators called off their strike that they were planning to hold on Diwali. As part of the Safe Travel campaign, conducted by RTO Jaipur (I) to check vehicles ferrying school children, the transpo ...Read More >
Jaipur: Private bus operators have once again demanded reduction in state tax for registering sleeper buses. They stated that registering a single sleeper bus in Rajasthan requires paying over Rs 30,000, whereas in neighbouring states it costs between Rs 7,000 and Rs 15,000.President of the state bus operator association, Satyanarayan Sahu, operators have to pay Rs 1,000 per sleeper seat, and buses usually have 36 sleepers."In Rajasthan, a sleeper bus operator must pay between Rs 30,000-40,000 a ...Read More >
A bus fire near Thaiyat village in Jaisalmer claimed 20 lives. Authorities have released helpline numbers for the public to assist in identifying victims and supporting affected families. DNA identification efforts are underway, with an expert team en route to Jodhpur. A day after 20 passengers were killed after a bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire on Tuesday, authorities in the District Administration of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer have issued their respective helpline numbers for ...Read More >
The Uttar Pradesh government announced a fare reduction of up to 10 per cent on all air-conditioned buses operated by UPSRTC, effective immediately. This move aims to provide more affordable and comfortable travel for commuters, applying to various AC bus services. However, new AC buses registered from January 1, 2024, are excluded from this concession. The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced a fare reduction of up to 10 per cent in all air-conditioned buses operated by the State Ro ...Read More >
Lucknow, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to further uplift the spirit of residents during the ongoing festive season, the Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced a reduction in bus fares, including the air-conditioner ones, thereby enhancing the comfort and convenience of the daily commuters and passengers. The festive gesture by the Uttar Pradesh government for the upcoming festivals - Dussehra and Diwali has brought a smile to people's faces, and they are happily welcoming it. All th ...Read More >
KOCHI: A shocking early-morning accident two weeks ago, which claimed the lives of three members of a family who were returning home after seeing off a relative at Kochi airport, has served to further highlight the increased risk posed by driving at night. The tragedy has also given rise to increased demands for deploying night services to airports using luxury sleeper buses being acquired by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), as previously promised by Transport Minister K B G ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 16: A 19-year-old woman gave birth to a baby on board a running sleeper coach bus in Maharashtra's Parbhani, but she and a man claiming to be her husband threw the newborn out of the window, leading to the child's death, police have said. The incident occurred around 6.30 am on Tuesday on the Pathri-Selu Road and came to light after an alert citizen spotted that something was thrown out of the bus in a wrapped cloth, an official said. "A woman, identified as Ritika Dhere, was travel ...Read More >
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