45 killed as bus goes up in flames on Hyderabad-Bangalore highway

Rescue operations underway at the bus accident site near Kothakota in Mahabubnagar district on Wednesday. 44 passengers were charred to death when a private bus went up in flames after hitting a culvert. operations underway at the bus accident site near Kothakota in Mahabubnagar district on Wednesday. 44 passengers were charred to death when a private bus went up in flames after hitting a culvert. The ill-fated bus which caught fire at Kothakota in Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. Photo: TV grab/Mohammed Yousuf The charred remains of the ill-fated bus at Kothakota in Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. Photo: TV grab/Mohammed Yousuf