Saturday, August 31, 2013

Karnataka: Bus overturns, 30 charred to death


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Thirty people, including 15 women and 10 children, were charred to death and 25 others injured when a Karnataka roadways bus overturned and burst into flames near Challakere area of Chitradurga district on Sunday.

The mishap in which five men were also burnt alive, occurred at around 2.30 am about 40 kms from Chitradurga.

State Transport Minister R Ashok said that according to preliminary reports, the driver's "negligence" could have caused the accident.




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