Horrific Nandyal Bus Fire: 3 Burnt Alive in Head-on Collision, 36 Passengers Escape

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News18•22-01-2026, 11:07
Horrific Nandyal Bus Fire: 3 Burnt Alive in Head-on Collision, 36 Passengers Escape
- •A private travel bus and a container lorry collided head-on near Sirivella Metta in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday midnight.
- •The collision caused both vehicles to immediately catch fire, resulting in the death of three individuals: the bus driver, the container driver, and the cleaner.
- •36 passengers on the AR BCVR Travels bus, en route from Nellore to Hyderabad, managed to escape before the fire intensified.
- •Police, including Nandyal District SP Sunil Sharan and Allagadda DSP Pramod, responded to the scene, and fire tenders brought the blaze under control.
- •Overspeeding is suspected as the primary cause; police have registered a case and are investigating, with traffic diverted due to the accident.
Why It Matters: A bus-lorry collision in Nandyal killed three, while 36 passengers narrowly escaped a fiery inferno.
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