Accident In Chittoor Killed 8 People And 40 Injured

Chittoor: A Senior Police Official said that the victims belonged to the Anantapuramu District and were on their way to a wedding engagement scheduled for Sunday morning and over-speeding resulted in the accident.

Police said on Sunday that at least 8 people were killed and over 40 injured in a ghastly road accident in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh further, the police added that on Saturday late night, the incident took place when the private bus they were travelling in fell into a valley on the Ghat road near Bhakarpet while negotiating a steep curve. Later, the deceased’s bodies were removed from the scene of the accident.

The injured persons were shifted to RUIA Hospital in Tirupati and Tirupati Urban Superintendent of Police Ch V Appala Naidu and a team of police personnel rushed to the spot and pulled out the injured persons using ropes.

Later, from the accident site, the bodies of the deceased were extricated and the Andhra Pradesh Government announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 2 Lakh each to the kin of the deceased. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu and others expressed grief over the accident.

Published By: Manan Khurana

Edited By: Khushi Thakur