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2013 Mahabubnagar bus accident

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Mahabubnagar bus accident
Location of Andhra Pradesh (pre-partition) in India
Details
Date30 October 2013
5.30 AM
LocationNH 7, Mahabubnagar District, Telangana
Country India
Statistics
Deaths45[1]
Injured7
DamageBus

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.