Nine members of a single family were killed after a car allegedly collided head-on with a private bus and caught fire in Surpur taluk on Friday, police said. The only survivor was a  10-year-old boy, they added.

Citing preliminary investigation and eyewitness accounts, SP Pruthvik Shankar said that the Compact Utility Vehicle (CUV) reportedly suffered a tyre burst, after which the driver lost control, leading to a head-on collision with a private bus. The CUV subsequently caught fire, resulting in the deaths of nine occupants.