HYDERABAD: A passenger bus erupted into flames after a motorcycle crashed into it early Friday, killing at least 25 people and injuring several others in southern India, police said. The fire tore through the bus within minutes, trapping dozens of passengers as it sped along a highway near Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh state, senior police official Vikrant Patil said. Some managed to smash open windows and leap to safety with minor injuries while others were charred to death before help could arrive, Patil said.

The bus caught fire following a collision with a motorcycle on a highway in Andhra Pradesh state.

The fire trapped dozens on board, many of whom were sleeping, as it drove along a highway in Andhra Pradesh state.