The collision sparked a massive fire, which engulfed the bus within just a few minutes. The vehicle was completely reduced to ashes, trapping the passengers inside.
Notably, on March 21, a moving bus in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district also suddenly caught fire. The bus, traveling from Bhubaneswar (Odisha) to Malkajgiri, suddenly burst into flames after a rear tire burst as it reached the vicinity of Tarapuram in the Ramabhadrapuram Mandal of Vizianagaram district. Demonstrating great presence of mind following the tire burst, the driver immediately brought the bus to a halt and safely evacuated all the passengers, thereby averting a major tragedy.