Karnataka Bus Inferno: 9 Dead, Child Among Victims After Head-On Collision, Fire Erupts

• Nine people, including a child, died in a horrific bus accident on Hiriyur road, Gokarna, Karnataka, around 2 AM.
• A Seabird passenger bus collided head-on with a container lorry, causing an immediate fire after hitting the bus's diesel tank.
• Bus doors jammed, trapping passengers; some escaped by breaking windows, but intense heat prevented further rescue.
• Twenty-two injured individuals were transferred to a nearby medical center; five bodies recovered, DNA tests needed for identification.
• The Seabird bus was carrying 32 passengers from Bengaluru to Gokarna; bus driver, cleaner, and conductor miraculously survived.

Why It Matters: A devastating bus-lorry collision in Karnataka led to 9 deaths, including a child, due to fire.