Archive · 29 Jan 2026
Tragic Road Accidents in Andhra Pradesh
Two tragic accidents happened in Andhra Pradesh.
First, a college student was traveling on a bus.
He leaned out of the window and an iron rod hit his head, causing a very bad injury that led to his death.
The bus was going from Lakshmidevi Lanka village to Amalapuram.
At the same time, an auto-rickshaw carrying nine students from Kendriya Vidyalaya overturned near Rayudupalem in Kakinada.
A fourth-grade girl named Aishwarya was seriously hurt and died in the hospital.
The other eight students had minor injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Both incidents have deeply saddened the community.
A college student died after leaning out of a bus window and being struck by an iron rod in Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh.
The incident occurred on January 28, 2024, while traveling on an APSRTC bus from Lakshmidevi Lanka village to Amalapuram.
An auto-rickshaw carrying nine students from Kendriya Vidyalaya overturned near Rayudupalem, Kakinada.
Fourth-grade pupil Aishwarya was seriously injured and died during treatment at Kakinada GGH.
The remaining eight students in the auto-rickshaw escaped with minor injuries.
- Who
- A college student and a 4th-grade pupil named Aishwarya
- What
- One died after leaning out of a bus window and being struck by an iron rod, and another died in an auto-rickshaw crash
- When
- January 28, 2024 (for the bus incident); date not specified for the auto-rickshaw crash
- Where
- Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh (bus incident) and near Rayudupalem, Kakinada (auto-rickshaw crash)
- Why
- The college student leaned out of the bus window and was struck by an iron rod, causing a fatal head injury. The auto-rickshaw overturned, seriously injuring Aishwarya
- Victim 1
- College student
- Victim 2
- Aishwarya (4th-grade pupil)
- Incident 1
- Head injury from iron rod
- Incident 2
- Auto-rickshaw overturned
- Location 1
- Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh
- Location 2
- Near Rayudupalem, Kakinada
- Date 1
- January 28, 2024
- Date 2
- Not specified
- Bus Operator
- Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC)
- Route
- Lakshmidevi Lanka village to Amalapuram
- School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
- Total Students Involved
- 9
- Injured Students
- 8 (minor injuries)
- Hospital
- Kakinada GGH (Government General Hospital)