30 Passengers Escape as Bus Falls into Ditch, Catches Fire Near Bengaluru

• Thirty passengers narrowly escaped a private sleeper bus accident near Nelamangala on the Bengaluru-Tumakuru highway.
• The bus veered off the road, hit an electric pole, fell into a ditch, and subsequently caught fire.
• All passengers managed to evacuate the bus safely before the flames engulfed the vehicle.
• A suspected short-circuit is believed to have caused the fire, following the driver's alleged negligence.
• Nelamangala traffic police and fire personnel doused the blaze, but the bus was completely gutted; investigation is ongoing.