Bengaluru, Dec 25 || Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy, Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, and other dignitaries have expressed shock and condoled the deaths of nine people in the bus tragedy in Karnataka's Chitradurga.
CM Siddaramaiah has stated that a thorough investigation will be conducted regarding the incident.
Siddaramaiah said on Thursday, "Hearing the horrifying news of the accident between a lorry and a bus near Chitradurga, in which several passengers were burned alive, was deeply distressing. Tragically, the journey of people travelling to their hometowns during the Christmas holidays ended in such a disaster."
"A thorough investigation into the accident will be conducted to ascertain the cause. I pray for peace for the departed souls and share in the grief of the families who lost their loved ones in the accident," the CM said.
Union Minister Kumaraswamy stated, "I was deeply shocked to learn about the tragic incident in which a private bus met with an accident near Chitradurga, caught fire, and several people horrifically lost their lives. I pray to God that there are no further casualties in this tragedy."