AP Bus mishap: Driver, travel company owner arrested

While Fayaz, the helper, raised alarm after seeing flames and saved some of the passengers, getting burn injuries himself in the process.

Forty-five passengers, including a baby girl, were charred to death and seven others were injured when the luxury bus was engulfed in flames near Palem village early hours yesterday.

Fifty-two persons including 50 passengers were travelling in the ill-fated Volvo bus.

Bangalore-based Jabbar Travels had leased the bus, which has Andhra Pradesh number plate and sitting capacity of 43ư.