9 killed as bus catches fire after collision

A TRUCK THAT JUMPED THE DIVIDER RAMMED INTO THE BUS IN KARNATAKA

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In a major tragedy on Christmas Day, at least nine people are feared to have been burned alive and 21 others injured after a sleeper coach bus caught fire following a collision with a truck in Chitradurga district of Karnataka in the early hours of Thursday.

According to the police, the incident occurred around 2am at Gorlattu Cross on National Highway 48 when a truck coming from the opposite direction jumped the divider and rammed into the bus after the driver lost control.

Preliminary investigations revealed that nine passengers travelling in the bus are feared dead.

The truck driver also died in the incident. He has been identified as Kuldeep. Several passengers managed to escape from the bus after it caught fire.

Other victims not identified