Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Eluru School Bus Overturns After Bike Collision, One Killed
A school bus was traveling from Agiripalli to Nuzvid when it crashed near Vadlamanu.
The driver was reportedly trying to pass an autorickshaw.
The bus hit a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.
It then went off the road into a canal and turned over.
Two people were riding the motorcycle.
One died, and the other was badly hurt.
Local residents helped the students leave the bus, and about 30 injured children went to a hospital.
Doctors said most of the students had minor injuries, while police investigated the crash.
A school bus overturned near Vadlamanu in Eluru district after colliding head-on with an oncoming motorcycle.
The bus was traveling from Agiripalli to Nuzvid when its driver attempted to overtake an autorickshaw.
The bus veered off the road, plunged into a canal, and overturned.
One of the two people on the motorcycle died, while the other was critically injured.
About 30 students were taken to Nuzvid Government Hospital, and police registered a case and began investigating.
- Who
- A school bus carrying students and two people traveling on a motorcycle were involved.
- What
- The bus collided with the motorcycle, entered a canal, and overturned; one motorcyclist died, another was critically injured, and about 30 students were hurt.
- When
- The reports do not specify when the accident occurred.
- Where
- Near Vadlamanu in Agiripalli mandal of Eluru district, on the route from Agiripalli to Nuzvid.
- Why
- Police said the driver was attempting to overtake an autorickshaw; local motorists said speeding may have contributed.
Speeding suspected
Investigation pending
Possible cause of the crash
Speeding suspected
Local motorists attributed the accident partly to the school bus traveling at excessive speed.
Investigation pending
The reported sequence says the driver was attempting to overtake an autorickshaw before colliding with the motorcycle, while police continue investigating.
- Location
- Near Vadlamanu, Agiripalli mandal, Eluru district
- Bus route
- Agiripalli to Nuzvid
- Students injured
- About 30
- Motorcycle fatalities
- One person died at the scene
- Other motorcyclist
- Critically injured and taken to hospital
- Medical care
- Students were treated at Nuzvid Government Hospital; most reportedly suffered minor injuries
- Police action
- A case was registered and an investigation launched
