Hyderabad, Oct. 24 -- In a horrific accident, a private bus from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire after hitting a bike in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday, October 24.

Kaveri Travels was carrying 41 people were travelling in the bus, including the driver when the accident took place. Most of the passengers belonged to Hyderabad, Kurnool district collector A Sirisaid.

How fire accident happened

Preliminary investigation has revealed that when the ill-fated Kaveri Travels bus, bearing the number plate DD01N9490, Chinna Tekur- Ullindakonda Cross Roads in Kurnool mandal at around 3.30 am, it hit a bike, travelling in the same direction.

As a result, the bike slipped and hit the bus's diesel tank, resulting i...