According to the Report, this is reported by the Hindustan Times newspaper.
The incident occurred when a Kaveri Travels bus traveling from Hyderabad to Bangalore with about 44 passengers crashed into a motorcycle on the national highway.
"The two-wheeled vehicle got stuck under the bus and hit the fuel tank, which led to an instant explosion and a rapid spread of flames throughout the bus," police said.
Most of the passengers were asleep when the accident occurred. Some woke up, broke windows and jumped out, but many were trapped inside as flames engulfed the entire bus in a matter of minutes. Local residents rushed to the scene and tried to rescue the injured before firefighters arrived.
Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the accident, suggesting that careless driving and a fuel leak could have caused the fire. It is reported that the bus drivers immediately fled the scene after the accident. They're wanted.
