Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Five people including a baby were killed while 27 people were critically injured after a bus caught fire near National Highway 4 at Hiriyur in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Tuesday.

The bus belonged to "Kukke Sri Travels".

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The injured people have been shifted to Hiriyur and Chitradurga district hospitals. (ANI)

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