India: Bus Crash and Fire in Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh

At least 30 people were killed in a bus crash in the Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh in India. Reports said the bus hit a fuel tanker before it exploded.
India: Bus Crash and Fire in Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh
The fire was shown on local Indian media (Screenshot/YouTube)
Jack Phillips
10/29/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

At least 30 people were killed in a bus crash in the Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh in India. Reports said the bus hit a fuel tanker before it exploded.

The privately owned Volvo bus hit an oil tanker on the Bangalore-Hyderabad national highway before it caught on fire, reported the Times of India.

The bus had around 43 passengers on board.

Some passengers were able to escape the bus fire by breaking windows.

Most of the passengers were from Hyderabad.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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