Odisha RTC bus catches fire in Andhra Pradesh

A bus of the Road Transport Corporation (RTC) of Odisha was gutted in a fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Parvatipuram Manyam district on Thursday. There were no casualties.

A major disaster was averted as the alert driver immediately stopped the bus after noticing smoke, and all passengers safely alighted before the flames engulfed the entire vehicle.

The accident occurred around 7.45 a.m. near Roddavalasa in Pachipenta Mandal of



Partvatipuram Manyam district.

The Odisha RTC bus was on its way from Visakhapatnam to Jeypore in Odisha. There were only five passengers at the time of the accident on the Andhra-Odisha ghat road.

According to police, the bus driver noticed smoke coming out from the engine and immediately stopped the bus. He alerted the passengers, who all alighted.

A fire engine rushed to the spot to douse the fire.