A Volvo bus operated by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), caught fire on the Bangalore–Mysore highway near Gejjalagere on Thursday.
None of the 24 passengers was injured, the police said.
The ‘Airavat’ bus was heading to Mysore from Bangalore when it caught fire, M. Ramesh, Divisional Controller of KSRTC, Mandya, said. The incident occurred a few minutes after the bus crossed the Maddur bus-stand. The police said commuters in other vehicles coming behind the bus noticed sparks in its rear portion and alerted the driver. The driver stopped the bus and the passengers got off. The “minor fire” was doused by local people and the passengers before fire tenders reached the spot, the police said.
