Updated on: Oct 24, 2025 05:56 pm IST

The terrifying incident unfolded round 4:30 AM, as per a submit shared on platform X. 

A person narrowly escaped an accident on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad freeway, highlighting the dangers posed by the careless driving of personal journey buses. The terrifying incident unfolded round 4:30 AM, placing a number of lives in danger.

The footage was posted by person @Chandra4Bharat on the microblogging platform X.

He later shared a video capturing the ‘near-miss’. The footage was posted by person @Chandra4Bharat on the microblogging platform X.

How social media reacted

”I discover a number of issues- Stupid truck deciding to cease(?) or go so sluggish within the left lane, sluggish shifting truck on the appropriate lane, bus overtaking from the left lane and sadly, you have been too near the bus and have been tailgating. But rely your self fortunate that you just, ” a person on platform X stated.

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” How usually do authorities examine these personal journey buses for security compliance?” a second person stated.

” Lives are by no means assured — be it in a bus, practice, or flight. But during the last 3–4 years, I’ve personally discovered practice journey to be much more comfy and safer in comparison with buses. Most bus drivers today drive fairly rashly, and lots of operators nonetheless handle with only one driver for a whole journey. Ideally, each interstate or long-distance bus, whatever the distance, ought to have a minimum of two drivers and a conductor onboard, ” a 3rd person talked about.

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Kurnool bus tragedy

A devastating bus hearth close to Chinnatekur village in Kallur mandal of Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district claimed the lives of 20 passengers on Friday morning. As per the police, one other 12 passengers managed to flee with minor accidents amid the incident.

The incident occurred at round 3:30 am, when the bus, belonging to Kaveri Travels, travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru with roughly 44 passengers, rammed into a motorbike on National Highway 44, near the outskirts of Kurnool metropolis.

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