Archive · 8 Oct 2026
One Dead, Four Seriously Injured After Car Plunges From Bridge
A car carrying five people was travelling toward Chittoor on Wednesday.
It went out of control and fell from a bridge near Jalaripalle.
The driver, 46-year-old Taufiq Ilahi, died.
The other four people in the car were seriously injured.
People nearby came to help and rescued them.
The injured passengers were taken to a hospital in Palamaner.
Police registered a case and are investigating what happened.
A car fell from a bridge on the Madanapalle-Krishnagiri National Highway near Jalaripalle in Baireddipalle mandal on Wednesday.
The crash killed 46-year-old driver Taufiq Ilahi, who was travelling from Tiruchengode to Chittoor.
Four passengers—Abdul Rehman, Mohammed Zarat, Daulat Haji and Anifa Haji—were seriously injured.
Local residents rescued the injured, who were taken to Government Hospital in Palamaner for treatment.
Baireddipalle police registered a case and began investigating; police said the car went out of control.
- Who
- Driver Taufiq Ilahi died; four passengers were seriously injured.
- What
- A car plunged from a bridge, killing the driver and injuring four occupants.
- When
- Wednesday; no calendar date was provided.
- Where
- Near Jalaripalle in Baireddipalle mandal, on the Madanapalle-Krishnagiri National Highway.
- Why
- Police said the car went out of control; the circumstances are under investigation.
- Fatalities
- One
- Injured
- Four, reported to be in serious condition
- Deceased
- Taufiq Ilahi, 46, of Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu
- Route
- Tiruchengode to Chittoor
- Crash location
- A bridge near Jalaripalle, Baireddipalle mandal
- Hospital
- Government Hospital in Palamaner
- Investigation
- Baireddipalle police registered a case and began investigating