AP Bus Accident: 14 Dead, CM Chandrababu Orders Comprehensive Inquiry

• A Harikrishna Private Travels bus collided head-on with a tipper lorry near Palakala Quarry in Markapuram district, resulting in 14 deaths.
• The accident, which occurred around 4-5 AM, caused a fire after the bus hit the tipper's diesel tanker, engulfing both vehicles.
• Passengers struggled to escape due to a non-functional front door; many in sleeper berths died as fire spread rapidly.
• The bus was traveling from Jagitial, Telangana, to Vinjamooru, AP, with 37 passengers, two drivers, and a cleaner.
• CM Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock, ordered a comprehensive investigation, and inquired about medical aid for the 20 injured receiving treatment.