7 Dead After Truck Collides With Govt Bus In AP; Naidu Announces Rs 5 Lakh Ex Gratia – News18
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According to police, the truck crossed the divider and crashed into the bus.(Screengrab via X/@ians_india)
Besides seven deaths, 33 people were injured in the accident and are undergoing treatment at Palamaneru government hospital
Seven people died on Friday after a Bengaluru-bound APSRTC bus they were travelling in collided with a truck here, said police.
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia to the kin of accident victims.
The accident occurred at Mogili Ghat road near Palamaneru mandal in Chittoor district, which also left over 10 people injured.
Watch: A fatal accident occurred on the Bangalore-Tirupati Highway in Chittoor, where two lorries collided with a passenger bus at Mogili Ghat. The crash left 8 dead and 30 injured; police are investigating pic.twitter.com/j0o2mthvTW— IANS (@ians_india) September 13, 2024
“Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu declared an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased persons who died in the horrific road accident at Mogili Ghat (road) in Chittoor district’s Bangarupalem (mandal),” said an official press release.
Besides seven deaths, 33 people were injured in the accident and are undergoing treatment at Palamaneru government hospital.
According to police, the truck crossed the divider and crashed into the bus.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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