Darsi: A bus carrying wedding processions fell into a canal late on Monday night in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. Due to which seven people aboard were killed and many others were injured. According to the information given by the police, the incident took place on the outskirts of Darsi when almost 64 processions were taking place. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus fell into NSP canal. Police said that five women, a man and a six-year-old girl traveling in the bus died on the spot in the accident.

Accident while trying to save from collision with private bus Prakasam district Superintendent of Police (SP) Mallika Garg said that the driver of the APSRTC bus lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting a private bus coming from the opposite direction. The bus fell into the canal. He said that the bus also hit a pole before falling into the canal. The driver of the bus who survived the accident said that the steering of the bus had stopped working and the brakes had also failed.

Another bus came in front of the bus from the frontThe Superintendent of Police said that the driver of the APSRTC bus lost control of the vehicle after crossing one of the two bridges when a private bus suddenly appeared from the front. Got into his lane. He said that according to preliminary reports, the cause of death in the accident was suffocation, as those who were sitting on the front seats could not bear the weight of other passengers who fell on them from the rear.

Other passengers including the driver came out by breaking the window panes

According to the Superintendent of Police, the bus driver, Khalasi and other passengers who survived the accident got out of the vehicle by breaking the window panes. get out of He told that at least people were injured in the accident, who were admitted to a hospital in Ongole. Is. The condition of all the injured is said to be stable. According to the Superintendent of Police, a crane was sent to the spot to rescue the people trapped in the bus.

Driver booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder A family from Podili hired an APSRTC bus to go to Kakinada to attend a marriage function. These people on Monday late night at around 8242 minutes and boarded the bus at about Minutes later when they reached the outskirts of Darsi, they met with an accident. On the basis of preliminary investigation, the police have ruled out the possibility of the driver driving the bus under the influence of alcohol. He has speeded up the investigation of the accident by registering a case under Section-304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code.

82428242CM Jaganmohan Reddy gave instructions for treatment

An official release issued by the office of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy said that the Chief Minister has expressed grief over the accident. According to the release, the Chief Minister has directed the officials to make arrangements for proper treatment of the injured.