Amaravati, Jan 22 || Three people were killed when a private bus caught fire after colliding with a container lorry in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district in the early hours of Thursday.
The bus lost control after suffering a tyre burst, and after jumping the road divider, collided with a lorry coming from the opposite direction.
The bus, which was en route to Hyderabad from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, and the container truck carrying motorcycles, caught fire as a result of the collision.
The accident occurred around 2 a.m. near Srivella Metta in Nadyal district.
Police said the drivers of both the vehicles and the cleaner of the lorry were killed. All the passengers survived. Of the 36 passengers onboard, four sustained minor fractures and were admitted to the Nandyal District Government Hospital.
Passersby, the bus cleaner and the bus conductor broke the windows and helped rescue the passengers trapped inside.
In an attempt to save themselves, the passengers were also seen jumping out of the bus windows.