Karnataka Bus-Truck Collision: Six Dead in Chitradurga Fire Tragedy

Six people, including a child and the truck driver, died in a fiery bus-truck collision on NH-48 in Karnataka's Chitradurga district early Thursday. The accident, caused by a truck jumping a divider, involved a Bengaluru-Gokarna sleeper bus, which quickly caught fire.

• Six lives lost, including five bus passengers and the truck driver.
• Container truck jumped divider, colliding with a Bengaluru-Gokarna sleeper bus.
• Accident occurred on National Highway 48 near Hiriyur in Chitradurga.
• Bus engulfed in flames, leading to multiple charred bodies.
• PM Modi and CM Siddaramaiah announced ex-gratia and ordered a probe.
• A school bus carrying 45 children narrowly escaped the collision.

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