The devastating bus fire near Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool early Friday that killed 19 people has exposed a dangerous cocktail of human error, corporate negligence, and blatant safety violations that plague the private interstate travel sector.

According to officials, the Tata Nexon car first hit a bike and then a divider before veering off and ramming into a group of people standing on the roadside.

India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish addressed the United Nations Security Council during the open debate organised on the 80th UN Day.