Andhra Pradesh: Atleast Twelve people were burnt alive in a private travel bus fire accident in Markapuram district on early Thursday morning. According to the police a private travel bus collided with a tipper lorry and caught fire in Markapuram district early Thursday morning in AP.

According to the official sources the accident occurred around 6:00 am when the bus, belonging to Harikrishna Travels, was travelling from Nirmal in Telangana to Nellore. Following the collision, the bus caught fire, and several passengers were burnt alive.

Police had earlier said that eight people were killed in the incident, with several passengers burnt alive. Nearly eight people were burnt alive, and about 18 injured persons have been rescued so far and shifted to hospital. Efforts are on to gather complete details of the incident, said Markapuram DSP Nagraju.

District police authorities said around 20 injured passengers were shifted to nearby hospitals, where they are undergoing treatment. Officials expressed concern that the death count could rise.