New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- At least 20 passengers are feared dead after a moving bus caught fire in a Bengaluru-bound bus in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The Volvo had 40 passengers on board when it collided with a bike at Chinna Tekuru village in Kurnool in the early hours of Friday. Visuals that have surfaced on social media showed the Volvo bus, owned by Kaveri Travels - gutted in a massive fire. Twelve people managed to escape by breaking the windows of the air-conditioned bus, while several were charred to death as flames spread rapidly.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a motorcycle first collided with the bus, causing the two-wheeler's fuel tank to rupture. The resulting fuel leak and friction are believed to have sparked the fire....