2013 Mahabubnagar bus accident explained

Mahabubnagar bus accident
Date:30 October 2013
Time:5.30 AM
Location:NH 7, Mahabubnagar District, Telangana
Country: India
Deaths:45[1]
Injuries:7
Damage:Bus

The 2013 Mahabubnagar bus accident occurred on 30 October when a private Volvo bus on the way from Bangalore to Hyderabad caught fire after hitting a culvert while overtaking a car, killing 45 people and injuring another seven.[2] [3] The accident took place at Palem village, Mahbubnagar district, then in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (but after 2 June 2014 in Telangana) at 5.30 AM.[4] [5] [6]

Accident

The bus, which belonged to a local tour operator Jabbar Travels left Bangalore at 11 pm on 29 October, with 49 passengers on board.[7] The accident happened when the bus driver tried to overtake a car but hit a culvert and damaged its diesel tank in the process leading to the fire. However the bus driver, cleaner and five other passengers managed to escape the bus.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Express News Service. HYDERABAD. 45 charred in Bangalore-Hyderabad bus fire. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031075841/http://newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/45-charred-in-Bangalore-Hyderabad-bus-fire/2013/10/31/article1865561.ece. dead. 31 October 2013. The New Indian Express. 2013-10-31. 2013-10-31.
  2. Web site: Bus accident in India killed 44 people. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031222906/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ap-44-dead-after-a-volvo-bus-catches-fire-in-mahabubnagar/431289-62-127.html. dead. 31 October 2013. CNN IBN. 30 October 2013. 30 October 2013.
  3. Web site: At least 44 people die in bus crash. NDTV. 30 October 2013. 30 October 2013.
  4. Web site: 40 feared killed as bus hits oil tanker, catches fire in Andhra Pradesh. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101212917/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-30/india/43526469_1_volvo-bus-catches-fire-dead-bodies. dead. 1 November 2013. The Times of India. 30 October 2013.
  5. News: Andhra Pradesh bus tragedy: Bus hits oil tanker in Mahabubnagar, 40 charred to death. 30 October 2013. India Today. 23 August 2019.
  6. Web site: 42 die in India bus accident. BBC News. 30 October 2013. 30 October 2013.
  7. Web site: Hyderabad bound Bus catches Fire at Mahabubnagar killing 40. 30 October 2013.

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