Five people, including an infant, were charred to death while 27 more were left injured on Tuesday night after a bus caught fire on National Highway 4 (NH4) in Hiriyur near Karnataka's Chitradurga district.
According to the latest updates, the injured have all been shifted to the district government hospital for urgent medical attention.
Reports said that the bus, carrying 32 passengers, was travelling from Vijayapura to Bengaluru when it caught fire on the NH4 due to a snag in the engine.
The police have begun an investigation into the matter.
Further details are awaited
