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Three Charred to Death in Bus Accident in Andhra Pradesh
- A bus travelling between Nellore and Hyderabad smashed into a container lorry loaded with motorcycles on the Nandyal–Allagadda road near Sirivella Metta, triggering explosions and a fire on January 21, 2026.
- Officials say the vehicle lost control after a tyre burst near Sirivella Metta; the private AR BCVR Travels bus was carrying 36 passengers at high speed.
- Police and fire teams doused flames and moved the injured to hospital, with four admitted for minor fractures to Nandyal District Government Hospital.
- Eyewitnesses described a chaotic scene as flames erupted, killing three persons including the bus driver, container lorry driver, and lorry cleaner, while both vehicles were completely gutted.
- Nandyal police have opened a probe and are reviewing vehicle maintenance records, which may lead to negligence charges, while Roads and Buildings Minister B.C. Janardhan Reddy urged best treatment for the injured.
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Nandyal: Three persons were charred to death and several others injured when a private bus and a container truck collided head-on near Shirivellametta village in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district. The accident, which occurred in the wee hours on Thursday, claimed the lives of two drivers and a truck cleaner instantly as flames engulfed both vehicles. As per information available, the accident occurred when the driver of an ARBCVR Private Travels…
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