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KSRTC bus goes up in flames

KSRTC bus went up in flames near Poonthamalli, Chennai on Saturday morning. 44 passengers had luckily escaped from the accident according to reports, the bus was heading to Koyambedu bus terminus in Chennai and the bus caught fire 14 kilometres before reaching its destination.

As the rear end of the bus caught fire, the alert driver screamed for the passengers to step out. All the passengers escaped unhurt but their luggage was charred.

The four fire tenders were pressed into service and the fire extinguishers were successful in dousing the fire in an hour. Incidentally, this is the second such incident to be reported on the same road in the past six months.

The reasons for the accident is not yet known but a team of technical experts from Bengaluru have rushed to spot to investigate.

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