2013 Mahabubnagar bus accident

Mahabubnagar bus accident
Location of Andhra Pradesh (pre-partition) in India
Details
Date	30 October 2013 5.30 AM
Location	NH 7, Mahabubnagar District, Telangana
Country	India
Statistics
Deaths	45 [1]
Injured	7
Damage	Bus

The 2013 Mahabubnagar bus accident occurred on 30 October when a private Volvo bus on the way from Bangalore to Hyderabad caught fire after hitting a culvert while overtaking a car, killing 45 people and injuring another seven. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The accident took place at Palem village, Mahbubnagar district, then in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (but after 2 June 2014 in Telangana) at 5.30 AM. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Accident

The bus, which belonged to a local tour operator Jabbar Travels left Bangalore at 11 pm on 29 October, with 49 passengers on board. ^[7] The accident happened when the bus driver tried to overtake a car but hit a culvert and damaged its diesel tank in the process leading to the fire. However the bus driver, cleaner and five other passengers managed to escape the bus.

See also

• List of traffic collisions (2010–present)

References

1. "45 charred in Bangalore-Hyderabad bus fire". HYDERABAD: The New Indian Express. Express News Service. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
2. "Bus accident in India killed 44 people". CNN IBN. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
3. "At least 44 people die in bus crash". NDTV. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
4. "40 feared killed as bus hits oil tanker, catches fire in Andhra Pradesh". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
5. "Andhra Pradesh bus tragedy: Bus hits oil tanker in Mahabubnagar, 40 charred to death". India Today. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
6. "42 die in India bus accident". BBC News. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
7. "Hyderabad bound Bus catches Fire at Mahabubnagar killing 40" . Retrieved 30 October 2013.

External links

• Dowerah, Simantik (18 May 2024). "A burning bus in Haryana's Nuh, neglect of fire safety protocols and the putrid smell of fuel and flesh". Firstpost.
• Kumar, S. Sandeep (31 August 2015). "Hammers, fire extinguishers missing in buses". The Hindu.