Amaravathi, Oct. 24 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed deep concern over the bus mishap near Kurnool in the early hours of Friday and directed the ministers and officials to "rush immediately to the spot" and "take up relief measures", the Chief Minister's office said in a press release.

It may be noted that a private travel bus proceeding from Hyderabad to Bangalore met with an accident and caught fire near Chinnatekuru village of Kallur mandal in Kurnool district, resulting in the deaths of several persons and injuries to others. "The injured were rushed to Kurnool General Hospital".

The Chief Minister, who is on a three-day UAE tour immediately after receiving information, conducted a teleconference with m...