October 24, 2025—A horrific bus blaze on the Bangalore-Hyderabad National Highway 44 (NH-44) near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh has claimed the lives of 20 passengers, including 8 women and 4 children, in one of the deadliest road accidents in South India this year. The tragedy unfolded early Friday morning when a Kaveri Travels luxury sleeper bus, carrying 45 passengers from Bangalore