Eight passengers boarded ill-fated bus in Jagtial

A private bus from Jagtial collided with a tipper near Rayavaram, killing at least 10 passengers, mostly laborers, and leaving several others injured. The bus was traveling from Nirmal to Vinjamuru

Jagtial: Eight passengers from the district boarded the ill-fated private bus, which met with an accident near Rayavaram, Markapuram district of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday morning. At least 10 passengers were burnt alive in the horrific accident. Unconfirmed reports put the toll at 13.

The ill-fated bus belonging to Harikrishna Travels started from Nirmal on Wednesday afternoon and picked up eight passengers in the district in the evening. While six passengers boarded the bus at Korutla, remaining two in Jagtial.

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The people who boarded the vehicle at Korutla are working as labourers in Ramaraopalli of Raikal mandal.

The bus, which was proceeding to Vinjamuru from Nirmal, met with an accident when it was hit by a gravel laden tipper near Rayavaram.