A travel bus which was carrying more than 35 passengers caught fire at Etikyalapady village of Manopad mandal in Mahbubnagar district on the National Highway No. 44 injuring several people. After sensing a thick smoke emanating from the vehicle passengers broke open the window panes and jumped off the Volvo B7R injuring themselves. The bus driver and the cleaner ran away leaving the passengers in panic. The bus was traveling from Tirupati to Hyderabad.
Later it was discovered that it was not a fire accident and the fumes were noticed due to a minor leak, said Sohanjeet Randhawa, head of marketing, Volvo Buses India Private Limited.