<p>Chitradurga: In a horrific accident, several people were charred to death and others sustained injuries when a heavy truck rammed into a private bus after hitting road divider on the national highway near Javangondanahalli, Hiriyur taluk in the wee hours of Thursday. </p>.<p>The bus was heading towards Gokarna from Bengaluru. The collision was so severe that it triggered spark that led to the incident. </p><p>Eastern Range IGP Ravikanthe Gowda rushed to the spot. The accident happened after the truck jumped a road-divider and collided with the oncoming bus, Gowda told reporters.</p><p>The bus driver and cleaner escaped. The driver of the truck and its cleaner are among the dead.</p>.Chitradurga accident: How 60 school children right behind the ill-fated private bus escaped unhurt.<p>PM Modi condoled the loss of lives and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 Lakh for the next of kin. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah also announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the deceased and ordered a probe on the incident.</p><p>Chitrdurga SP Ranjit Bandaru told media persons that six bodies have been brought to the district general hospital in Chitradurga. Of them, one Bindu, 28, her daughter aged around 7 years and one Manasa (28) have been identified.</p><p>The family members of one Navya and another Rashmi are in the process of identifying the bodies. The lorry driver also perished in the accident. The bus driver and conductor survived</p><p> The body of the lorry driver is in Taluk general hospital in Hiriyur.</p>
<p>Chitradurga: In a horrific accident, several people were charred to death and others sustained injuries when a heavy truck rammed into a private bus after hitting road divider on the national highway near Javangondanahalli, Hiriyur taluk in the wee hours of Thursday. </p>.<p>The bus was heading towards Gokarna from Bengaluru. The collision was so severe that it triggered spark that led to the incident. </p><p>Eastern Range IGP Ravikanthe Gowda rushed to the spot. The accident happened after the truck jumped a road-divider and collided with the oncoming bus, Gowda told reporters.</p><p>The bus driver and cleaner escaped. The driver of the truck and its cleaner are among the dead.</p>.Chitradurga accident: How 60 school children right behind the ill-fated private bus escaped unhurt.<p>PM Modi condoled the loss of lives and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 Lakh for the next of kin. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah also announced compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the deceased and ordered a probe on the incident.</p><p>Chitrdurga SP Ranjit Bandaru told media persons that six bodies have been brought to the district general hospital in Chitradurga. Of them, one Bindu, 28, her daughter aged around 7 years and one Manasa (28) have been identified.</p><p>The family members of one Navya and another Rashmi are in the process of identifying the bodies. The lorry driver also perished in the accident. The bus driver and conductor survived</p><p> The body of the lorry driver is in Taluk general hospital in Hiriyur.</p>