Bus carrying 60 students overturns in Telangana, several children injured

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• Further details are awaited as rescue teams continue to assess the situation.
• In another incident from Tamil Nadu, at least nine people were killed when a state-run bus veered into the opposite lane and collided with two vehicles near Cuddalore district on Wednesday, police said.
• Several others were reported injured, and the state government expressed condolences to the families of the victims, with investigations underway into the cause of the crash. advertisementIn Karnataka’s Chitradurga district, a private sleeper bus travelling from Bengaluru to Gokarna caught fire after colliding with a lorry on National Highway 48 in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The impact caused the bus to be engulfed in flames, and at least five people were charred to death in the accident. The driver of the private sleeper bus said he tried to control the vehicle after spotting an overspeeding container truck approaching from the opposite direction, but could not avert the collision. Several others were injured and taken to local hospitals, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of lives and announced an ex-gratia for the families of the deceased.- EndsPublished By: Deepthi Published On: Dec 25, 2025Must Watch Watch Live TV.