Bengaluru, Oct. 30 -- State transport minister Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday announced that the government has ordered a sweeping safety audit of all buses operated by the state's four transport corporations, in the wake of the fire that broke out in a Bengaluru-bound bus in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh on October 24, killing 20 people.

The review would cover vehicles under the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, and North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, said Reddy, adding that the audit will assess the mechanical condition of buses, renewal records, and compliance with existing safety norms.

In a letter to the managing directors ...