Telangana government announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for kin of Andhra bus fire victims

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Friday announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the kin of those from the state who died in a bus fire accident in Kurnool district of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

As per the directives of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, those injured in the accident would be provided with a financial assistance of Rs two lakh, state Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said.

The government would also take steps to provide advanced medical care to the injured, Prabhakar said in a post on X.

The Bengaluru-bound private bus from Hyderabad caught fire in Kurnool district of Andhra on Friday after colliding with a two-wheeler, leaving 20 people dead, most of them charred beyond recognition.