Two devastating bus fires in less than a month in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have claimed more than 45 lives and injured dozens. The accidents have once again brought the alarming safety gaps in the country’s long-distance private bus network into the spotlight.

Both the recent bus accidents involved air-conditioned sleeper coaches packed with passengers. The twin tragedies, separated by just a few weeks, have reignited outrage and demands for stricter enforcement of safety standards and tighter checks on illegally modified sleeper buses.

While speaking with News18, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that the newly amended bus code introduced by his ministry could help prevent bus fire incidents across India while ensuring safer travel for pas

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