Andhra Pradesh Bus Accident: Thirteen people were killed after a private travel bus collided with a tipper lorry and caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district early Thursday morning, police said. Police had earlier said that eight people were killed in the incident, with several passengers burnt alive “Nearly eight people were burnt alive, and about 18 injured persons have been rescued so far and shifted to hospital. Efforts are on to gather complete details of the incident,” Markapuram Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nagraju told a TV channel, PTI reported. The accident occurred around 6:00 am when the bus, belonging to Harikrishna Travels, was travelling from Nirmal in Telangana to Nellore. Following the collision, the bus caught fire, and several passengers were burnt alive, officials said.
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