Archive · 12 Sep 2026
One Dead, 17 Injured in Eluru Bus-Lorry Collision
A bus traveling from Hyderabad to Vizianagaram hit a lorry that was parked on the road.
The crash happened early Saturday near Yandapalli.
One person, the bus cleaner, died at the scene.
Seventeen people were hurt.
Some injured passengers were taken to a hospital in Chintalapudi.
Five others were taken to a hospital in Sathupalli.
Many of the passengers were IT employees traveling home for a long weekend and Ganesh Chaturthi.
Police are investigating what happened.
A private bus collided with a stationary lorry near Yandapalli in Eluru district early Saturday.
The bus cleaner died at the scene, while 17 passengers were injured.
The injured were taken to government hospitals in Chintalapudi and Sathupalli.
The bus was traveling from Hyderabad to Vizianagaram.
Many passengers were IT employees returning to their native places for the long weekend and Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
- Who
- Passengers and crew of a private bus, including IT employees; the bus cleaner died and 17 people were injured.
- What
- A private bus reportedly collided with a stationary lorry, killing one person and injuring 17 others.
- When
- Early Saturday.
- Where
- On the Greenfield Highway near Yandapalli in Chintalapudi mandal, with injured passengers taken to hospitals in Chintalapudi and Sathupalli.
- Why
- The bus reportedly rammed into a lorry parked on the highway; police are investigating.
- Death toll
- One person, the bus cleaner, died on the spot.
- Injuries
- Seventeen people were injured.
- Bus route
- Hyderabad to Vizianagaram.
- Crash location
- Greenfield Highway near Yandapalli in Chintalapudi mandal.
- Hospitals
- The injured were taken to Chintalapudi Government hospital; five were shifted to Sathupalli Government hospital.
- Passengers
- Most passengers were IT employees traveling to their native places.
- Investigation
- Police reached the scene and began an investigation.