{"id":62581,"date":"2026-03-26T13:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=62581"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:02:08","slug":"14-killed-as-bus-catches-fire-after-collision-with-tipper-in-andhra-pradesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/14-killed-as-bus-catches-fire-after-collision-with-tipper-in-andhra-pradesh\/","title":{"rendered":"14 killed as bus catches fire after collision with tipper in Andhra Pradesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: At least 14 people were killed and 23 others injured after a private bus collided with a tipper and caught fire in Andhra Pradesh\u2019s Markapuram district on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>According to Superintendent of Police V Harshavardhan Raju, the injured, including the driver, have been admitted to hospital, while the cause of the accident is under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred when the private travel bus was on its way from Jagtial in Telangana to Kaligiri in Nellore district. 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