7 killed, 45 injured in bus accident in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor
India Today
Seven people died and 45 were injured after a bus fell off a cliff in Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday night.
In Bhakarapet in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, a bus fell of a cliff and into a ravine around 11.30 pm on Saturday. As a result, seven people died and 45 were injured. The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Bhakarapet is located only 25 kilometres away from the temple town of Tirupati.
Andhra Pradesh | 7 people killed and 45 injured in a bus accident last night in ChittoorAccident happened as the bus fell off the cliff due to driver's negligence in Bakrapeta, 25 kms away from Tirupati. Aggrieved were shifted to a nearby hospital: SP, Tirupati pic.twitter.com/Vi3DFj36Uy
The Superintendent of Police in Tirupati said, "The accident happened as the bus fell off the cliff due to driver's negligence. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital."
The private bus was carrying a wedding party of 52 people from Dharmavaram in Anantapur district to a village near Nagari in Chittoor. The bus was on its way via Ghat Road when it fell into the Aduputappi valley.
