9 Killed, 22 Injured As Bus Overturns In Andhra's Alluri Sitarama Raju District

ASR District Collector Dinesh Kumar said that the accident took place on the ghat road between Chinturu and Bhadrachalam. 

Nine people died in a road accident in Andhra's Alluri Sitarama Raju District.

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At least nine people were killed and 22 others were injured after a bus overturned and fell off a road in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district. ASR District Collector Dinesh Kumar said that the accident took place in the early hours of Friday on the ghat road between Chinturu and Bhadrachalam. 

The bus was headed to neighbouring Telangana from Chittoor and was carrying 37 people, including the driver and the cleaner. Six of them are safe, police told news agency PTI.

Several passengers were injured in the accident and were immediately transferred to Bhadrachalam Hospital for treatment, ASR District Collector told ANI.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Bardar said the accident occurred around 4:30 am on Chintoor-Maredumilli ghat road near a Durga temple.

The cause of the accident and the identities of the victims are being determined.

CM Naidu Expresses Grief

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu expressed grief over the accident and directed officials to take necessary measures to ensure speedy recovery of the injured.

In a post on X, CM Naidu wrote: "The accident involving a private bus carrying passengers near Chittoor district in Alluri Sitarama Raju has deeply shaken us. It is heartbreaking that several lives were lost in this accident. I have spoken with the officials regarding the accident and gathered details about the assistance being provided to the affected individuals."

"I have instructed the officials to take all necessary measures to ensure that the injured receive better medical aid. The government will stand by the families of those who lost their lives in the accident," he said.