A deadly crash in Karnataka’s Yadgir district saw a car and bus catch fire after collision, leaving six dead and two critically injured, with investigation underway.
The car was completely gutted after a head-on collision with a private bus near Devapur in Yadgir district on Friday. | IANS
Six people lost their lives in a devastating accident in Karnataka’s Yadgir district on Friday after a car collided head-on with a private bus and caught fire. All six occupants inside the car were burnt alive, while two others were pulled out with severe injuries. One of them remains in critical condition.
The incident, reported near Devapur in Surpur taluk under the Surpur Police Station limits, adds to a series of fatal highway accidents in the state involving vehicles catching fire after collisions, raising concerns over road safety and emergency response timelines.
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Police said the car was on its way from Yadgir to Raichur when it rammed into a private bus coming from Bengaluru towards Kalaburagi. The impact was so intense that both vehicles caught fire within moments. The car was quickly reduced to a shell, and those inside had no time to escape.
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Flames shot up, and people nearby just ran in to help. In those frantic moments, they managed to drag two people out of the burning car, just before it was completely swallowed by fire. They were shifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
Fire and emergency services teams reached the spot and worked to bring the blaze under control. The bus too suffered extensive damage after being caught in the fire.
Police teams have begun an investigation to determine the cause of the crash. The identities of the deceased are yet to be confirmed.
Officials said further details are awaited as authorities piece together the sequence of events that led to the fatal collision. Traffic in the area was briefly disrupted as rescue and firefighting operations were carried out.
In a similar incident earlier on December 25, 2025, a private sleeper bus travelling from Bengaluru to Gokarna caught fire after colliding with a truck near Hiriyur in Chitradurga district. The crash, which occurred around 2.30 AM on National Highway 48, claimed at least six lives and left 28 others injured.
The victims in that incident included Bindu V, her daughter Grema, Manasa, Navya and Rashmi Mahale, along with the truck driver, who was reportedly from Uttar Pradesh.
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