India, Jan. 22 -- At least three people were killed and several others injured after a private bus lost control and collided head on with a container truck, and caught fire in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district in the early hours of Thursday, police said.

The accident took place around 2 am at Shirivellametta village of Shirivella mandal (block). Both the bus and truck drivers, besides the truck cleaner, were charred to death beyond recognition, an official from Nandyal district police told local reporters.

The bus, operated by ARBCVR Private Travels, was travelling from Nellore to Hyderabad with 36 passengers on board when one of its tyres suddenly burst. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, jumped the road divider and ram...