Hyderabad: A bus on the Andhra Pradesh-Odisha route caught fire after an accident in Visakhapatnam on Thursday, November 6.

The passengers escaped unhurt. The accident occurred near Roddavalasa village in Pachipenta Mandal around 7:45 am. The bus was travelling from Visakhapatnam to Jeypore. The driver helped passengers to deboard the bus in time.

A video shared on social media shows the bus in flames. Further details regarding the incident are awaited.

This is the latest bus accident in the past week. Earlier, 19 passengers died in an accident in Telangana.

The Telangana State Human Rights Commission on Tuesday, November 4, took suo-motu cognisance of the bus accident in Chevella, which claimed the lives of 19 people and demanded a detailed report from the concerned authorities.

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