A passenger sleeper bus collided with a black color bike already fallen on the road, dragged it for about 200 meters, and the sparks from bike burnt the bus, causing 19 deaths. It happened in the midnight on a national highway.
The bus bottom luggage box was having mobile phone shipments, aiding the fire.
As per report in the above news paper, EENADU, it was stated that the vehicles in white, yellow, orange and gold colors in descending order are clearly visible and identifiable even at some distance.
Black color vehicle visibility is poor and are prone to accidents 41% more compared to white.
Other colors: Gray color 11%, silver 10%, dark blue and red 7%
It is also suggested to have daylight running lights DRL, reflective stickers on car sides, etc to enable increased visibility of vehicle to others.
Some additional information:
The passengers trapped were unable to escape quickly.
It is better to have wooden hammers 🔨 to break bus glasses in case of emergency.
