<p>Expressing shock over the death of 45 people in a fire accident in a Bangalore-Hyderabad bus in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today promised all possible help in bringing the bodies back home.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I pray to the Almighty to give strength and courage to the grieving families to bear the loss," he said in a statement.<br /><br />Most of the victims were from Karnataka.<br /><br />He said Raichur Deputy Commissioner S N Nagaraj rushed to the site of the accident to provide all necessary assistance to the family members of the deceased so that they can bring the bodies back.<br /><br />The accident occurred at 5.10 AM when the diesel tank of the luxury bus hit against a culvert near Palem in Mahabubnagar, around 140 km from Hyderabad.<br /><br />Fifty-two persons, including 50 passengers, were travelling in the Volvo bus when the mishap occurred.<br /><br />According to police five passengers, bus driver Feroze Khan and cleaner Ayyaz, managed to escape with burn injuries and are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.</p>
<p>Expressing shock over the death of 45 people in a fire accident in a Bangalore-Hyderabad bus in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today promised all possible help in bringing the bodies back home.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I pray to the Almighty to give strength and courage to the grieving families to bear the loss," he said in a statement.<br /><br />Most of the victims were from Karnataka.<br /><br />He said Raichur Deputy Commissioner S N Nagaraj rushed to the site of the accident to provide all necessary assistance to the family members of the deceased so that they can bring the bodies back.<br /><br />The accident occurred at 5.10 AM when the diesel tank of the luxury bus hit against a culvert near Palem in Mahabubnagar, around 140 km from Hyderabad.<br /><br />Fifty-two persons, including 50 passengers, were travelling in the Volvo bus when the mishap occurred.<br /><br />According to police five passengers, bus driver Feroze Khan and cleaner Ayyaz, managed to escape with burn injuries and are undergoing treatment at different hospitals.</p>